Oesophagus prosthesis

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1987-01-13

1988-05-31

Frinks, Ronald L.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

A61F 204

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047478497

ABSTRACT:
Implantable prosthesis fulfilling the natural functions of the oesophagus, characterized in that it consists of a double-walled tube of circular cross-section in its midportion and of elliptical cross-section towards its extremities, the exterior wall being made of a relatively rigid hemocompatible synthetic material and the interior wall being made of a flexible hemocompatible synthetic material providing a perfectly smooth internal surface, a helicoidal band of relatively elastic material being inserted between the two walls in the midportion of said tube.

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patent: 4403604 (1983-09-01), Wilkinson et al.
"Plastic Tube Substituted for Esophagus", Braces Today, Newsletter of the Pope Foundation, Inc., 197 South West Ave., Kankakee, Ill., Nov. 1952 (2 pages).
Medical & Biological Engineerign & Computing, vol. 23, No. 1, janvier 1985, pp. 77-78, Londres, GB; D. P. Orr et al.

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