Implant for medialisation of vocal cord
AssigneeHeinz Kunz GmbH Medizintechnik
InventorGerhard Friedrich
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Abstract
An implant for medialization of vocal cords after vocal cord paralysis, to be inserted into an opening of a shield cartilage formed by operation, the implant has an element which is bent from a metal strip and has a central part adapted to abut against a vocal cord and two hook-shaped end regions adapted to engage around edges of a shield cartilage opening, the metal strip having a bend arranged between the central part and at least one of the hook-shaped end regions and adapted to be located between a protective cartilage and the vocal cord after insertion of the implant.
Claims5
An implant for medialisation of vocal cords after vocal cord paralysis, to be inserted into an opening of a shield cartilage formed by operation, the implant comprising an element which comprises a bent metal strip and has a central part adapted to abut against a vocal cord and two hook-shaped end regions adapted to engage around edges of a shield cartilage opening, said metal strip having a bend arranged between said central part and at least one of said hook-shaped end regions, said bend being adapted to be located between a protective cartilage and the vocal cord after insertion of the implant.
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