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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Myopowers Medical Technologies France Sas, Besançon, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MyoPowers Medical Technologies France SAS, Besançon, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61M 60/268 (2021.01); A61M 60/892 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12009 (2013.01); A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61M 60/268 (2021.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0007 (2013.01); A61M 60/892 (2021.01);
Abstract
A medical device is provided including an artificial contractile structure which may be used to assist the functioning of a hollow organ. The medical device includes an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element configured to contract an organ, in such way that the contractile element is in a resting or in an activated position, at least one actuator configured to activate the contractile structure, and at least one source of energy to power the actuator. The medical device includes a corrosion reducing system configured to reduce corrosion of the medical device.