Global Patent Index - EP 1435882 A1

EP 1435882 A1 20040714 - ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STOMA OPENING

Title (en)

ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STOMA OPENING

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCH VERSTELLBARE STOMAÖFFNUNG

Title (fr)

ORIFICE DE STOMIE A REGLAGE ELECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 1435882 A1 20040714 (EN)

Application

EP 02765739 A 20020904

Priority

  • SE 0201575 W 20020904
  • US 31716401 P 20010906

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03020182A1] An apparatus for forming a stoma opening in the stomach (1) or oesophagus of a patient includes a constriction device (2) applied on the patient's stomach or oesophagus and including an elongate adjustable constriction member extending around and constricting the stomach or oesophagus to form the stoma opening therein and an electrically powered adjustment device that adjusts the constriction member to change the size of the stoma opening. An electric power supply (14) is subcutaneously implanted in the patient remote from the constriction device and an insulated electric wire (18) connects the power supply and the electrically powered adjustment device. The electric wire is resilient and extends helically between the electric power supply and the electrically powered adjustment device. As a result, the resilient helically extending electric wire (18) is capable of addressing the dynamic movements from the stomach and oesophagus, because it may easily be temporarily extended without risking breakage.

IPC 1-7

A61F 5/00

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/132 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 17/1322 (2013.01); A61F 5/0053 (2013.01); A61F 5/0066 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03020182A1

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03020182 A1 20030313; EP 1435882 A1 20040714

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 0201575 W 20020904; EP 02765739 A 20020904