DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW, PROSTHETIC MEMBER EQUIPPED WITH SAID DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEVICE

Abstract

Abstract Translated from French LA PRESENTE INVENTION EST RELATIVE A UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DU DEBIT D'UN FLUIDE, NOTAMMENT D'UN FLUIDE BIOLOGIQUE ET EN PARTICULIER DU DEBIT URINAIRE, AINSI QU'A UN ORGANE PROTHETIQUE EQUIPE DE CE DISPOSITIF ET A UN PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN TEL DISPOSITIF, LEQUEL EST CARACTERISE EN CE QU'IL COMPORTE UN SYSTEME FERME REMPLI D'UN FLUIDE ET COMPRENANT: AU MOINS UN PREMIER ET UN DEUXIEME BALLONNETS ACTIVATEURS SOUPLES A ET B, REALISES EN TOUTES MATIERES PLASTIQUE SOUPLES; UN TUBE D, REALISE EN MATIERE PLASTIQUE SOUPLE PRESENTANT UN RETRAIT A LA POLYMERISATION, INTERPOSE ENTRE LES PREMIER ET DEUXIEME BALLONNETS A ET B, ET UNE TIGE E DISPOSEE A L'INTERIEUR DUDIT TUBE D ET ENSERREE DE FACON ETANCHE DANS CE DERNIER PAR TOUT MOYEN APPROPRIE, CE QUI ASSURE LA SEPARATION ETANCHE ENTRE AU MOINS LESDITS PREMIER ET DEUXIEME BALLONNETS ACTIVATEURS SOUPLES A ET B, EN CONDITION DE REPOS. APPLICATION A DES ORGANES PROTHETIQUES APPROPRIES. THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF A FLUID, IN PARTICULAR OF A BIOLOGICAL FLUID AND IN PARTICULAR OF THE URINARY FLOW, AS WELL AS A PROTHETIC ORGAN EQUIPPED WITH THIS DEVICE AND TO A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SUCH A DEVICE, WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED IN THAT IT CONTAINS A CLOSED SYSTEM FILLED WITH A FLUID AND INCLUDING: AT LEAST A FIRST AND A SECOND FLEXIBLE ACTIVATOR BALLOONS A AND B, MADE FROM ALL SOFT PLASTIC MATERIALS; A TUBE D, MADE IN FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIAL PRESENTING A SHRINKAGE TO POLYMERIZATION, INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND BALLOONS A AND B, AND A ROD E ARRANGED INSIDE THE SAID TUBE D AND EMBEDDED IN A WATERTIGHT MANNER IN THE LATTER BY ANY APPROPRIATE, WHICH ENSURES THE WATERPROOF SEPARATION BETWEEN AT LEAST THE SAID FIRST AND SECOND SOFT ACTIVATOR BALLOONS A AND B, IN STANDING CONDITIONS. APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PROTHETIC ORGANS.

Inventors

• 👤 Pierre Rey
• 👤 Jacqueline Leandri
• 👤 Clement Abbou

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