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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marian A. Devonec, 01700 Miribel, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61M 1/00 ; A61M 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61M 1/00 ; A61M 2/700 ;
Abstract
A prosthesis intended for the treatment of a natural lumen or tract of a human or animal body through which a flow is effected on either side of a sphincter is disclosed. The prosthesis comprises at least one tubular element, in particular of cylindrical shape which is sufficiently flexible to conform to the natural lumen, but sufficiently rigid to maintain an artificial passage in the lumen, and is intended to be placed in the natural lumen. The wall of the tubular element comprises a relatively smooth and soft biocompatible material, such as silicone rubber, at least in its outer part.