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Medical prosthesis for preventing gastric reflux in the esophagus
Assignee: Biomedix SA Switzerland
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Filing: 1996-02-28
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Granted: 1999-01-19
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Expires: 2016-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A prosthesis in the form of a flexible tube having a substantially uniform cross section is disclosed. The prosthesis comprises a flange (2) for endoscopically placing stitches or clips in a hiatal hernia (3), and a flexible tubular portion (1) enabling the tube to be squeezed by exerting a pressure (F) on the outer surface thereof in order to prevent reflux of the stomach contents into the esophagus. Food can pass freely through the prosthesis in the direction from the esophagus (4) to the stomach (5). The prosthesis is made of a biocompatible polymer optionally containing barium sulphate to make it detectable using X-rays.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman Godin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412; A61F2002/044; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/3008; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30205; A61F2002/30214; A61F2002/30224; A61F2002/30235; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30459; A61F2002/30461; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0066; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; A61F2230/0069; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A prosthesis to prevent gastric reflux in the esophagus including a tube (1,6) made of a biocompatible polymer that is resistant to gastric acid, one end of said tube being implanted at the upper opening of the stomach (5), the other end of said tube hanging freely in the stomach cavity, wherein the tube (1,6) has a generally constant sectional diameter of between 25 and 30 mm along substantially the entire length thereof from said one end to said other end and the tube has a length ranging between 5 and 10 cm, a thickness of a wall of the tube (1,6) ranging between 0.2 and 0.6 mm, depending on the nature of the polymer, thereby to collapse under lateral pressure applied thereto externally, when the level of pressure generated by gastric reflux is reached.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A prosthesis to prevent gastric reflux in the esophagus including a tube (1,6) made of a biocompatible polymer that is resistant to gastric acid, one end of said tube being implanted at the upper opening of the stomach (5), the other end of said tube hanging freely in the stomach cavity, wherein the tube (1,6) has a generally constant sectional diameter of between 25 and 30 mm along substantially the entire length thereof from said one end to said other end and the tube has a length ranging between 5 and 10 cm, a thickness of a wall of the tube (1,6) ranging between 0.2 and 0.6 mm, depending on the nature of the polymer, thereby to collapse under lateral pressure applied thereto externally, when the level of pressure generated by gastric reflux is reached.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
Prosthesis as defined by claim 1, having an annular flange (2,7) defined at and projecting radially outwardly from said one end for implantation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
Prosthesis as defined by claim 1, characterized in that said polymer is medical grade polyurethane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
Prosthesis as defined by claim 1, characterized in that said polymer is medical grade silicone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Prosthesis as defined by claim 1, characterized in that said polymer is medical grade polystyrene-ethylene (PSE).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
Prosthesis as defined by claim 1, characterized in that the tube (1,6) is divided longitudinally in to first and second segments (6a, 6b), said first segment (6a), adjacent the one end of the prosthesis presenting a conicity of approximately 3° and said second segment (6b) with a conicity of approximately 1°, a thickness of the second segment (6b) being less than a thickness of the first segment (6a).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
Prosthesis as defined by claim 6, characterized in that the second segment (6b) delines approximately two-thirds of a total length of the conduit (6).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
Prosthesis as defined by claim 7, characterized in that the thickness of the second thickness is approximately half of the segment of the first segment.
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