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Prosthetic heart valve sizer assembly with flexible sizer body

  • US 20050085904A1
  • Filed: 10/17/2003
  • Published: 04/21/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A flexible sizer body for evaluating a valve annulus to determine a size of a prosthetic heart valve to be sewn to the valve annulus during heart valve replacement surgery, the prosthetic heart valve including an annular extension having a first flexibility and a sewing ring having a second flexibility, the flexible sizer body comprising:

  • an outer ring characterized by the absence of a cloth cover; and

    an annular wall coupled to and extending from the outer ring, the annular wall having a flexibility substantially similar to the first flexibility of the annular extension of the prosthetic heart valve.

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