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US 11,890,178 B2Granted
Artificial contractile structure
AssigneeMyoPowers Medical Technologies France SAS
InventorsChristophe Aubert, Fabian Kaegi, Francois Cabaud
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AssigneeMyoPowers Medical Technologies France SAS
InventorsChristophe Aubert, Fabian Kaegi, Francois Cabaud
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Artificial contractile structure (1) for a medical device, said artificial contractile structure (3) comprising: —an elongated member (3) adapted to contact a hollow body organ; —a closure (9) adapted to form the artificial contractile structure (1) into a closed loop around said hollow body organ; —a tension system (11) arranged to be connected to a control unit (28), said tension system (1) being adapted to modify an internal diameter of said closed loop in response to a force applied by said control unit (28). According to the invention, said elongated member (3) comprises a resilient core (5) and a biocompatible outer sheath (7). Said tension system (11) furthermore comprises a first tensile element (13) attached to a first point (3c) of said elongated member, and a second tensile element (15) attached to a second point (3d) of said elongated member, each of said tensile elements (15, 17) passing through an adaptor (17) situated between said first point (3c) and said second point (3d).
An artificial contractile structure for a medical device, said artificial contractile structure comprising:
A medical device comprising an artificial contractile structure, comprising an elongated member adapted to contact a hollow body organ, said elongated member comprising an elongated body extending a longitudinal direction between a first and a second end, the first and second end being arranged at a distance of one another on a first and second extremity, respectively, of the elongated member, and tension system arranged to be connected to a control unit, said tension system being adapted bring said first and second ends of the elongated body closer together in response to a force applied by said control unit, so as to constrict the hollow body organ, wherein said elongated member comprises a resilient core and a biocompatible outer sheath, and said tension system comprises a first tensile element attached to said first end of said elongated member, and a second tensile element attached to said second end of said elongated member, each of said tensile elements passing through an adaptor situated between said first end and said second end;
A method of manufacturing an artificial contractile structure comprising an elongated member adapted to contact a hollow body organ, said elongated member comprising an elongated body extending a longitudinal direction between a first and a second end, the first and second end being arranged at a distance of one another on a first and second extremity, respectively, of the elongated member, and tension system arranged to be connected to a control unit, said tension system being adapted bring said first and second ends of the elongated body closer together in response to a force applied by said control unit, so as to constrict the hollow body organ, wherein said elongated member comprises a resilient core and a biocompatible outer sheath, and said tension system comprises a first tensile element attached to said first end of said elongated member, and a second tensile element attached to said second end of said elongated member, each of said tensile elements passing through an adaptor situated between said first end and said second end, the method comprising the steps of:
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