Accessory for implanting a medical device configured to plug an anatomical duct
AssigneeUromems
InventorsPierre Mozer, Aurélien Beaugerie, Riaz Mir
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Abstract
The invention relates to an accessory for implanting a medical device in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising an occlusion collar (1) adapted to surround and to seal an anatomical duct of said human or animal body, a fluid reservoir (2) and a tube (3) connecting the reservoir to the occlusion collar, said accessory comprising: —a plug (100; 100′) adapted to seal an end of the tube; and —a collar (200) adapted to surround the tube, the plug (100) and the collar (200) having respective connection portions (103, 104; 203, 204) adapted to engage so as to fix the collar (200) and the plug (100) together so as to hermetically seal said end of the tube (3).
Claims14
An accessory for implanting a medical device in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising an occlusive cuff adapted to surround and constrict an anatomical duct of said human or animal body, a fluid reservoir and a tube connecting the fluid reservoir to the occlusive cuff, said accessory comprising:
- a stopper dimensioned so as to be able to plug one end of the tube, and
- a collar dimensioned so as to be able to surround the tube,
- the stopper and the collar having respective connection portions adapted to cooperate to attach the collar and the stopper together so as to hermetically plug said end of the tube;
- wherein the stopper comprises an end piece adapted to be inserted into an end of the tube, and wherein the connection portion of the stopper comprises an annular groove surrounding said end piece configured to receive an elastically deformable end of the collar so as to pinch the end of the tube.
An accessory for implanting a medical device in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising an occlusive cuff adapted to surround and constrict an anatomical duct of said human or animal body, a fluid reservoir and a tube connecting the fluid reservoir to the occlusive cuff, said accessory comprising:
- a stopper dimensioned so as to be able to plug one end of the tube, and
- a collar dimensioned so as to be able to surround the tube,
- the stopper and the collar having respective connection portions adapted to cooperate to attach the collar and the stopper together so as to hermetically plug said end of the tube, the stopper further comprising an elongated rod so as to form a guide for insertion of the tube upon implantation of the tube in said human or animal body.
An accessory for implanting a medical device in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising an occlusive cuff adapted to surround and constrict an anatomical duct of said human or animal body, a fluid reservoir and a tube connecting the fluid reservoir to the occlusive cuff, said accessory comprising:
- a stopper dimensioned so as to be able to plug one end of the tube, and
- a collar dimensioned so as to be able to surround the tube,
- the stopper and the collar having respective connection portions adapted to cooperate to attach the collar and the stopper together so as to hermetically plug said end of the tube,
- the stopper having at least one gripping zone for pliers configured to connect the collar to the stopper,
- the accessory further comprising a cap adapted to surround the stopper so as to ensure continuity of an outer surface of the stopper facing the gripping zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.