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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ramji T. Venkatasubramanian, Maplewood, MN (US);
Peng Peng, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2496 (2013.01); A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sizing device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the sizing device includes a collapsible and expandable balloon having a proximal end, a distal end. At least one microelectromechanical sensor is coupled to the balloon, the at least one sensor being capable of measuring information related to size and stiffness of tissue.