EP 1023002 A1 20000802 - ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER WITH MAGNETIC CONTROL
Title (en)
ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER WITH MAGNETIC CONTROL
Title (de)
MAGNETISCH GESTEUERTER, KÜNSTLICHER SCHLIESSMUSKEL
Title (fr)
SPHINCTER ARTIFICIEL A COMMANDE MAGNETIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 9802184 W 19981013
- FR 9712918 A 19971015
Abstract (en)
[origin: FR2769491A1] The device is operated by application of an external magnetic field. The artificial sphincter comprises a loop (4) which compresses a channel (2) against a rigid wall (11). The loop is kept taut by a spring (12) and connected to a rigid plastics disc (6) and a device for mechanical adjustment of its length. The plastics disc is solidly attached to a metal disc (9) which may be permanently magnetized. The discs are mounted inside a rigid shell which is internally threaded, allowing adjustment of the metal disc position and thus adjustment of the end of the movement of the elastic system (12).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
A61F 2/0018 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/0036 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9918885A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
FR 2769491 A1 19990416; FR 2769491 B1 20000107; AU 9448998 A 19990503; CA 2306415 A1 19990422; EP 1023002 A1 20000802; JP 2001519202 A 20011023; US 6409656 B1 20020625; WO 9918885 A1 19990422
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 9712918 A 19971015; AU 9448998 A 19981013; CA 2306415 A 19981013; EP 98947646 A 19981013; FR 9802184 W 19981013; JP 2000515526 A 19981013; US 52970800 A 20000508