Institut Hospitalo-universitaire De Chirurgie Mini-invasive Guidée Par L'image

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Institut Hospitalo-universitaire De Chirurgle Mini-invasive Guidee Par L'image S/c Ircad

Taurus Endoscopy

Peter Halvax

Amilcar Alzaga

Lee L Swanstrom

Lee L Swanström

Juan Hernandez

Michele Diana

Fernand Martel

Bruno Mutet

Lee SWANSTRÖM

A surgical staple has two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area. Each one of the arms has a pinching area and a fastening end and the transverse connection area is deformable to allow the movable arms to be moved together by bending around the axis of the transverse connection area.

Surgical staple having two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area

The disclosure relates to a surgical staple defining a median folding zone which is continued by a pair of branches, each branch having a pointed fastening end and an intermediate clamping zone situated between the median folding zone and the pointed fastening end. The staple is deformable so that each branch can be folded relative to the median folding zone by causing each fastening end to approach the other branch, the staple being formed by a metal cutout pre-shaped by folding, and is of constant thickness. Intermediate clamping zones of the two branches are cut out such as to form at least two teeth, the edges of which form two complementary clamping surfaces, parallel to the median plane when the staple is folded. The cross-section of clamping surfaces correspond to the cross-section of the metal cutout.

Surgical staple having two movable branches connected by a transverse connecting zone

An implantable device to treat obesity and a method of using the same, the device () is able to create a repetitive mechanical constraint on a gastrointestinal organ wall and includes: an energy source (), and a mechanical stimulation element ().

Implantable device to treat obesity

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Pecs, Hungary

Peter Halvax