EP 2099390 A2 20090916 - DEVICES FOR FORMING CURVED OR CLOSED-LOOP STRUCTURES

Title (en)

DEVICES FOR FORMING CURVED OR CLOSED-LOOP STRUCTURES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR FORMUNG GEKRÜMMTER ODER IN SICH GESCHLOSSENER STRUKTUREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIFS POUR FORMER DES STRUCTURES CINTRÉES OU À BOUCLE FERMÉE

Publication

EP 2099390 A2 20090916 (EN)

Application

EP 08702624 A 20080109

Priority

IL 2008000043 W 20080109
US 88402207 P 20070109
US 94742607 P 20070701

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008084479A2] A device for forming structurally stable curved structures includes an elongated element with a number of segments interconnected at effective hinges to allow deflection of each segment relative to adjacent segments between a reduced-curvature state and a flexed state. Neighboring segments have interlocking features forming an inter-segment locking configuration such that, when the segments are deflected from the reduced-curvature state to the flexed state, the interlocking features interlock adjacent of the segments so as to retain the segments in the flexed state corresponding to a predefined curved configuration of the elongated element. Additionally, or alternatively, a leading portion and a rear portion of the elongated element have features forming at least part of a loop-lock configuration effective to lock together the leading portion and the rear portion so as to form a closed loop structure.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); E21D 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008084479A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008084479 A2 20080717; WO 2008084479 A3 20081106; EP 2099390 A2 20090916

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 2008000043 W 20080109; EP 08702624 A 20080109