Delayed memory device

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A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/24 (2006.01) A61F 2/02 (2006.01) A61F 2/04 (2006.01) A61F 2/06 (2006.01) A61F 2/26 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2507449

A device for reshaping a cardiac valve (26), which is elongate and has such dimensions as to be insertable into a cardiac vessel (24). The device has two states, in a first state (K) of which the device has a shape that is adaptable to the shape of the vessel (24), and to the second state (k') of which the device is transferable from said first state (K). Further, the device comprises a fixing means (22,23;22a,23a) for fixing the ends of the device within the vessel (24), when the device is first positioned therein, a shape- changing member (20;20a) for transferring the device to the second state (K') by reshaping it, and a delay means (21;21a) for delaying said reshaping until the fixing of the ends of the device has been reinforced by keeping said device in said first state (K) until the delay means (21;21a) is resorbed.

L'invention se rapporte à un dispositif destiné à remodeler une valvule cardiaque (26), qui possède une forme allongée et des dimensions lui permettant d'être inséré dans un vaisseau cardiaque (24). Ledit dispositif a deux états : lorsqu'il se trouve dans un premier état (K), sa forme peut s'adapter à la forme du vaisseau (24), et il peut passer dudit premier état (K) au second état (K'). De plus, le dispositif comprend : un moyen de fixation (22, 23, 22a, 23a) permettant de fixer ses extrémités à l'intérieur du vaisseau (24), une fois le dispositif placé à l'intérieur de ce dernier ; un élément de modification de forme (20, 20a) conçu pour faire passer le dispositif au second état (K') en le remodelant ; et un moyen de retardement (21, 21a) permettant de retarder ledit remodelage jusqu'à ce que la fixation des extrémités du dispositif ait été renforcée, en maintenant ledit dispositif dans ledit premier état (K) jusqu'à résorption du moyen de retardement (21, 21a).

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