Instrument for measurement of cusp free margin length
(2018)
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Bollen, Xavier 
- Abstract
- Provided is an instrument (100) for gauging a free margin (420) length (FML) of a heart valve cusp (410) in a vessel (416) comprising a gauging head (200) having a proximal (20) and distal end (40) comprising a body (210) having a prising member (212) at the distal (40) end adapted to be received within a cusp pocket (428) of the heart valve cusp and which extends in a proximal (20) direction to form a gauging member (220) of a fixed and defined length (L) adapted to abut the free margin (420), wherein the gauging member (220) comprises at either end a contact probe (222-a, 222-b) spaced apart by the fixed and defined length (L) and adapted to abut a vessel wall where the free margin edges attach.
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de Kerchove, L., & Bollen, X. (2018). Instrument for measurement of cusp free margin length. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/124078