Myopowers Medical Technologies Sa

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Myopowers Medical Technologies France

Claude Clement

Marco Wieland

Martin Horst

A medical device has an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element adapted to contract a hollow body organ in such a way that said contractile element is adapted to be in a resting position or in an activated position, the activated position being defined with the contractile element constricting the hollow body organ and the resting position being defined with the contractile element not constricting the hollow body organ. The medical device further includes a tensioning device adapted to apply a force so as to tighten the contractile element around the hollow body organ. The contractile element further includes a closure for forming the contractile element into a closed loop around said hollow body organ, the closure having a plurality of lips arranged to engage the contractile element.

Medical device including an artificial contractile structure

A medical device has an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element adapted to contract a hollow body organ in such a way that said contractile element is adapted to be in a resting position or in an activated position, the activated position being defined with the contractile element constricting the hollow body organ and the resting position being defined with the contractile element not constricting the hollow body organ. The medical device further includes a tensioning device adapted to apply a force so as to tighten the contractile element around the hollow body organ, the tensioning device having a flexible transmission with a tensioning element arranged in a sheath. The sheath has an inner coiled wire coiled in a first direction, and an outer coiled wire surrounding the inner coiled wire and coiled in a second direction opposite to said first direction.

A medical device has an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element adapted to contract a hollow body organ in such a way that said contractile element is adapted to be in a resting position or in an activated position, the activated position being defined with the contractile element constricting the hollow body organ and the resting position being defined with the contractile element not constricting the hollow body organ. The medical device further includes a tensioning device adapted to apply a force so as to tighten the contractile element around the hollow body organ. The medical device further includes a means for eliminating a dead zone of the contractile element when the contractile element is attached around hollow organ with a circumference of the contractile element less than a maximum possible circumference.

Medical device including an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element adapted to contract a hollow body organ, in such a way that the contractile element is adapted to be in a resting position or in an activated position, the activated position being defined with the contractile element constricting the hollow body organ and the resting position being defined with said contractile element not constricting the hollow body organ. The medical device can include a tensioning device adapted to apply a force so as to tighten the contractile element around said hollow body organ. The tensioning device can be arranged to cause the contractile element to apply a substantially uniform occlusive pressure of at most 8N/cm, along the circumference of the contact area between the contractile element and the hollow body organ when the contractile element is in its activated position.

A medical device includes an artificial contractile structure which may be advantageously used to assist the functioning of a hollow organ, an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element () adapted to contract an organ, in such way that the contractile element () is in a resting or in an activated position, at least one actuator designed to activate the contractile structure, and at least one source of energy for powering the actuator. The ratio 'current which is needed to maintain the contractile element in its activated position and in its resting position/current which is needed to change the position of the contractile element' is less than 1/500, preferably less than 1/800, and more preferably less than 1/1000. The medical device further includes elements for reducing corrosion of the medical device.

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Prilly, Switzerland

Claude Clement