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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Piergiorgio Tozzi, Lausanne, CH;
Enzo Borghi, Budrio, IT;
Daniel Hayoz, Villars-sur-Glane, CH;
Martin Horst, Horw, CH;
Marco Wieland, Bale, CH;
Piergiorgio Tozzi, Lausanne, CH;
Enzo Borghi, Budrio, IT;
Daniel Hayoz, Villars-sur-Glane, CH;
Martin Horst, Horw, CH;
Marco Wieland, Bale, CH;
MYOPOWERS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES SA, Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
A medical device including artificial contractile structures generally devised to be used in the medical field. Such structures may be advantageously used to assist the functioning of an organ. The medical device includes an artificial contractile structure having at least two contractile elements () adapted to contract an organ, in such way that each of the contractile elements () can be in a resting or in an activated position, independently of the position of each other, the activated position being defined with the contractile element () constricting the organ and the resting position being defined with the contractile element () not constricting the organ, and at least one actuator designed to activate the contractile structure. Each contractile element () is connected to an adjacent contractile element (), while remaining flexible one with respect to the other.