Valve sizer and method of use
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1. A method of sizing a patient'"'"'s cardiac valve annulus, comprising the steps of:
- providing a valve sizer having a movable element, the movable element being movable between a first position and a second position, the valve sizer having a valve sizing portion which is at least partially defined by the movable element, the valve sizing portion defining a first valve size when in the first position and a second valve size when in the second position, the movable element being an expandable ring, the expandable ring having a first part slidably coupled to a second part when moving from the first position to the second position;
inserting the valve sizer into the patient so that the movable element is positioned in the valve annulus;
adjusting the movable element so that the movable element contacts the valve annulus, the adjusting step is carried out by expanding the ring; and
removing the valve sizer from the patient after the adjusting step.
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Abstract
A valve sizer having a movable element mounted to the distal end of a shaft. A valve sizing portion includes the movable element so that the valve sizing portion may be adjusted to correspond to a number of different available replacement valve sizes. An indicator mounted to the proximal end of the shaft indicates the valve size corresponding to the outer dimension of the valve sizing portion.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of sizing a patient'"'"'s cardiac valve annulus, comprising the steps of:
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providing a valve sizer having a movable element, the movable element being movable between a first position and a second position, the valve sizer having a valve sizing portion which is at least partially defined by the movable element, the valve sizing portion defining a first valve size when in the first position and a second valve size when in the second position, the movable element being an expandable ring, the expandable ring having a first part slidably coupled to a second part when moving from the first position to the second position; inserting the valve sizer into the patient so that the movable element is positioned in the valve annulus; adjusting the movable element so that the movable element contacts the valve annulus, the adjusting step is carried out by expanding the ring; and removing the valve sizer from the patient after the adjusting step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of sizing a patient'"'"'s valve annulus, comprising the steps of:
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providing a valve sizer having an expandable ring mountable to an elongate shaft, the ring being expandable from a first diameter to a second diameter larger than the first diameter, the expandable ring having a first part slidably coupled to a second part to facilitate moving from the first diameter to the second diameter, the valve sizer having an actuator at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, to providing step being carried out with the valve sizer having a valve size indicator at a proximal end of the shaft; positioning the ring in the valve annulus of a patient; manipulating the actuator so that the ring expands and engages the valve annuls, and removing the valve sizer from the patient after the manipulating step.
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9. A method of sizing a patient'"'"'s valve annulus, comprising the steps of:
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providing a valve sizer having a ring mounted to an elongate shaft, the ring being expandable from a first diameter to a second diameter larger than the first diameter, the valve sizer having an actuator at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, the providing step being carried out with the ring having a first part and a second part slidably coupled to the first part, the first part having first and second ends, the first and second ends being coupled to first and second levers, respectively; positioning the ring in the valve annulus of a patient; and manipulating the actuator so that the ring expands and engages the valve annulus, the manipulating step being carried out with the actuator being operatively coupled to the first and second levers for moving the first and second end and removing the valve sizer from the patient after the manipulating step.
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10. A method of sizing a patient'"'"'s valve annulus, comprising the steps of:
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providing a valve sizer having a ring mounted to an elongate shaft, the ring being expandable from a first diameter to a second diameter larger than the first diameter, the valve sizer having an actuator at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, the providing step being carried out with the ring having a first part and a second part slidably coupled to the first part, the first part having first and second ends, the first and second ends being coupled to first and second levers, respectively; positioning the ring in the valve annulus of a patient; and manipulating the actuator so that the ring expands and engages the valve annulus, the manipulating step being carried out with the actuator being operatively coupled to the first and second levers for moving the first and second ends; and removing the valve sizer from the patient after the manipulating step.
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