US 12,465,740 B2
Accessory for implanting a medical device configured to plug an anatomical duct
Pierre Mozer, Vincennes (FR); Aurélien Beaugerie, Issy les Moulineaux (FR); and Riaz Mir, Fontaine (FR)
Assigned to UROMEMS, Grenoble (FR)
Appl. No. 17/780,319
Filed by UROMEMS, Grenoble (FR)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/FR2020/052447
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/123605, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1914521 (FR), filed on Dec. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409874 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 39/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/08 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12013 (2013.01); A61F 5/005 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00535 (2013.01); A61B 2017/008 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An accessory for implanting a medical device in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising an occlusive cuff adapted to surround and constrict an anatomical duct of said human or animal body, a fluid reservoir and a tube connecting the fluid reservoir to the occlusive cuff, said accessory comprising:
a stopper dimensioned so as to be able to plug one end of the tube, and
a collar dimensioned so as to be able to surround the tube,
the stopper and the collar having respective connection portions adapted to cooperate to attach the collar and the stopper together so as to hermetically plug said end of the tube;
wherein the stopper comprises an end piece adapted to be inserted into an end of the tube, and wherein the connection portion of the stopper comprises an annular groove surrounding said end piece configured to receive an elastically deformable end of the collar so as to pinch the end of the tube.