Patent ID: 6179791
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A surgical tool for measuring a perimeter of a heart at a location spaced from an apex of the heart, the tool comprising:a handle having a head having first and second sides with said head to be placed against said heart at said location and with said sides spaced apart along said perimeter;said head having a first slot formed in said first side and communicating with an interior of said handle;said handle having a proximal end opposite said head, a second slot in said proximal end and communicating with said interior, said handle having a visibly perceptible handle indicia adjacent said second slot;an elongate flexible member having a first end secured to said handle and extending from said second side of said head;said elongate flexible member passed through said first and second slots and terminating at a free end external of said handle;said elongate flexible member having a plurality of markings disposed along a length of said elongate flexible member;said elongate flexible member extending out of said second slot at said proximal end of said handle for said markings to be in alignment with said handle indicia as said flexible member is pulled through said second slot.