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Colonic endoprosthesis
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-11-02
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Granted: 1980-08-19
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Expires: 1997-11-02
Abstract
Abstract A colonic endoprosthesis includes a tubular jacket element which consists of two tubular members which are telescopically received within one another and arrested in a telescoped position thereof when the tubular jacket element is implanted in the body of a user. A container element consisting of a hollow support member and an elastic lining member received in the hollow support member is removably insertable into the jacket element and retained in the fully inserted position thereof. The distal end of the intestinal tract of a user is connected to and communicates with the colonic endoprosthesis for the digested matter to enter and accummulate in the elastic lining member mounted on the support member of the container element until the time for emptying the hollow support member. Both the jacket element and the container element may be straight, or they may assume an S-shaped configuration when implanted and inserted so as to conform to the natural course of the original distal end of the intestinal track of the user. A connecting frame mounts the implanted jacket element in the pelvic basin of the user so that a distal end of the jacket element is situated at the location of the original anal sphincter.
Inventors
- 👤 Lutz Freier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:42
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/0004; A61F2/0009; A61F5/00; A61F5/44; A61F5/451; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A colonic endoprosthesis comprising an elongated tubular jacket element adapted to be planted in the body of the user and having one end portion and another end portion spaced from said one end portion; a container element removably insertable into said jacket element so as to be located in the body of the user, said container element including a hollow support member and an elastic lining member mounted on and received in said hollow support member; means for retaining said container element in a fully inserted position thereof relative to said jacket element; a first connecting formation on said one end portion of said jacket element for connecting the latter to the distal end of the intestenal tract of the user; and a second connecting formation on said other end portion of said jacket element for connecting the same to the skin of the user so that feces or partially digested food are removed from the body through the colonic endoprosthesis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A colonic endoprosthesis comprising an elongated tubular jacket element adapted to be planted in the body of the user and having one end portion and another end portion spaced from said one end portion; a container element removably insertable into said jacket element so as to be located in the body of the user, said container element including a hollow support member and an elastic lining member mounted on and received in said hollow support member; means for retaining said container element in a fully inserted position thereof relative to said jacket element; a first connecting formation on said one end portion of said jacket element for connecting the latter to the distal end of the intestenal tract of the user; and a second connecting formation on said other end portion of said jacket element for connecting the same to the skin of the user so that feces or partially digested food are removed from the body through the colonic endoprosthesis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, wherein said jacket element includes an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member telescopically received in said outer tubular member, and means for arresting said inner tubular member in a predetermined telescoped position relative to said outer tubular member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A colonic endorpsothesis as defined in claim 2, wherein said first connecting formation further includes an inlet funnel communicating the distal end of the intestinal tract of the user with, and converging toward said container element, said funnel being separate from said outer tubular member and preventing feces from entering between said inner and outer tubular members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, wherein said jacket element is elongated and rigid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 4, wherein said jacket element has a straight longitudinal axis; and wherein said support member is also elongated and has a longitudinal axis which coincides with said axis of said jacket element in said fully inserted position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 5, wherein said support member is rigid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, wherein said jacket element is elastically yieldable for the implanted jacket element to assume said S-shaped configuration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, wherein said retaining means includes a threaded connection between said elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, wherein said retaining means includes complementary projections and recesses on said elements which engage one another at least in said fully inserted position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, and further comprising means for removing said container element from said jacket element, including at least one projection on a distal end of said container element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1; and further comprising a container element removably insertable into said jacket element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, wherein said container has two opposite open ends, and means for detachably closing one open end of said container.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 12, wherein said closing means include a plug readily removable from said one end of said container to thereby permit access to the interior of the container from the outside thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 1, wherein said first connecting formation includes an annular flange arranged at said one end portion of said jacket element.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
A colonic endoprosthesis, comprising a tubular jacket element adapted to be implanted in the body and to be connected to and communicate with the distal end of the intestinal tract of a user, said pocket element being of a substantially S-shaped configuration to substantially conform to the natural course of the original distal end of the intestinal tract of the user; a container element removably insertable into said jacket element, and being elastically yieldable to conform to the shape of said jacket element in a fully inserted position thereof relative to said jacket element; and means for retaining said container element in said fully inserted position thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
107 words
A colonic endoprosthesis, comprising a tubular jacket element adapted to be implanted in the body and to be connected to and communicate with the distal end of the intestinal tract of a user, said pocket element being of a substantially S-shaped configuration to substantially conform to the natural course of the original distal end of the intestinal tract of the user; a container element removably insertable into said jacket element, and being elastically yieldable to conform to the shape of said jacket element in a fully inserted position thereof relative to said jacket element; and means for retaining said container element in said fully inserted position thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
121 words
A colonic endoprosthesis, comprising a tubular jacket element adapted to be implanted in the body, and to be connected to and communicate with the distal end of the intestinal tract, of a user; a container element removably insertable into said jacket element; means for retaining said container element in a fully inserted position thereof relative to said jacket element; and means for connecting said jacket element to the skeleton of the user, including a connecting frame, means for affixing said connecting frame to the skeleton, and means for mounting said jacket on said connecting frame for adjustment of the relative position of the former with respect to the latter and for blocking said jacket element in a predetermined relative position thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
121 words
A colonic endoprosthesis, comprising a tubular jacket element adapted to be implanted in the body, and to be connected to and communicate with the distal end of the intestinal tract, of a user; a container element removably insertable into said jacket element; means for retaining said container element in a fully inserted position thereof relative to said jacket element; and means for connecting said jacket element to the skeleton of the user, including a connecting frame, means for affixing said connecting frame to the skeleton, and means for mounting said jacket on said connecting frame for adjustment of the relative position of the former with respect to the latter and for blocking said jacket element in a predetermined relative position thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
59 words
A colonic endoprosthesis as defined in claim 16, wherein said connecting frame has such a configuration as to be receivable in the pelvic basin of the user; and wherein said affixing and blocking means fixes the implanted jacket element in such a position that a distal end thereof is situated substantially at the location of the original anal sphincter.
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