Surgical ring featuring a reversible diameter remote control system
US8012162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0053
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention concerns a surgical ring, configured to be implanted around a biological organ having a pouch or a duct shape. A surgical ring according to the present invention forms a closed loop around the organ, altering its diameter. Variations in ring diameter are reversibly controlled by a system that, in one embodiment, includes a flexible filiform element slidably disposed within the body of the ring and coupled to a first extremity of the ring and also to an actuator disposed near a second extremity of the ring.
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