Closing means for hollow organs
AssigneeQ Medical International AG
InventorsSandra Monique Stam, Rainer Desombre
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Abstract
In a closing means for longitudinally extending hollow organs having a flexible wall and a passage, comprising at least one balloon-like chamber with a chamber volume, the chamber volume being variable by the supply of a fluid, and the passage of the hollow organ being partly or completely closable depending on the chamber volume, it is provided that a fastening device is arranged at the chamber, by which the chamber may be fastened to an outer part of the wall, parts of the wall of the hollow organ being adapted to be folded around the rectilinear chamber and to be fastened to the chamber or to each other such that the chamber, when in the fastened condition, is arranged in a fold in the wall of the hollow organ.
Claims17
A closing means (1) for longitudinally extending hollow organs (18) having a flexible wall (16) and a passage (24), comprising
- at least one chamber (5) with a chamber volume, the at least one chamber (5) extending rectilinearly and having a longitudinal configuration and a circumference,
- the chamber volume (22) being variable by a supply of a fluid,
- and the passage (24) of the hollow organ being partly or completely closable depending on the chamber volume (22),
- a fastening device (6) being connected to and protruding radially from only one longitudinal side of an exterior of the chamber (5) for fastening the chamber (5) to an outer part of the wall of the hollow organ, wherein in a fastened condition of the fastening device (6), the chamber (5) being adapted to be arranged in a fold (20) in the wall of the hollow organ, the fastening device (6) including only one fastening strip (6) having two sides and an edge around and connected between a periphery of each side, the fastening strip being connected along a first longitudinal portion of the edge to and extending radially from the circumference and the only one longitudinal side of the chamber (5) and each side of the fastening strip being fastenable to a respective fold edge (4) of the hollow organ (18).
A closing means (1) comprising:
- at least one longitudinally extending and rectilinear chamber (5) having a variable chamber volume, a circumference, a length, an outer surface and first and second ends, the chamber (5) being expandable in all directions, and
- a fastening device (6) connected to and protruding radially from only one longitudinal side of and extending longitudinally along the length of the chamber (5) from adjacent the first end to adjacent the second end, the fastening device (6) including only one two-sided fastening strip (6) with an edge around and connected between a periphery of each side, the fastening strip being connected along a first longitudinal portion of the edge to and extending radially from the circumference and the only one longitudinal side of the outer surface of the chamber (5) and each side of the fastening strip being fastenable to a respective edge (4) of a hollow organ (18).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.