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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2004
John A. Griego, Blackstone, MA (US);
Luis J. Maseda, Natick, MA (US);
David E. Yamartino, Riverside, RI (US);
John A. Griego, Blackstone, MA (US);
Luis J. Maseda, Natick, MA (US);
David E. Yamartino, Riverside, RI (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a measurement device used to measure a size of a lumen and related methods of use are disclosed. For example, the device may include a proximal handle, a distal member including a radially expandable portion, a control member connecting the proximal handle to the distal member, and a measurement indication member for displaying a value indicative of a size of the expandable portion. The radially expandable portion may be configured to expand from a contracted state to an expanded state to measure the size of a lumen.