ZA200703128B - Telemetrically controlled band for regulating functioning of a body organ or duct, and methods of making, implantation and use - Google Patents

Telemetrically controlled band for regulating functioning of a body organ or duct, and methods of making, implantation and use

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ZA200703128B
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duct
methods
ring
implantation
constriction
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ZA200703128A
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Michel Bachmann
Alain Jordan
Pierre Fridez
Jean-Charles Montavon
Christian Imbert
Nikos Stergiopulos
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Endoart Sa
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
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