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A61B 17/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2587439

A device for introduction into a body in a straight configuration and assuming within the body a predefined curved configuration, includes an elongated element formed from a number of segments interconnected so as to form effective hinges therebetween. When the elongated element is confined to a straight state, the effective hinges transfer compressive forces from each segment to the next so that the elongated element can be pushed to advance it through a conduit. When the elongated element is not confined to a straight state, the effective hinges allow deflection of each segment relative to adjacent segments until abutment surfaces of the segments come into abutment, thereby defining a fully flexed state of the elongated element with a predefined curved configuration. The device can be produced with a wide range of two-dimensional and three-dimensional curved forms, and has both medical and non-medical applications.

L'invention concerne un dispositif destiné à être introduit dans un corps dans une configuration droite et à adopter une configuration incurvée prédéfinie dans le corps. Ce dispositif comprend un élément allongé constitué d'un certain nombre de segments interconnectés de façon à former entre eux des articulations efficaces. Lorsque l'élément allongé est confiné dans un état droit, les articulations efficaces transfèrent les forces de compression de chaque segment au prochain segment de façon que l'élément allongé puisse être poussé et avancer dans un conduit. Lorsque l'élément allongé n'est pas confiné dans un état droit, les articulations efficaces permettent à chaque segment de se fléchir par rapport aux segments adjacents jusqu'à ce que les surfaces de butée des segments viennent buter les unes contre les autres de manière à définir un état pleinement fléchi de l'élément allongé avec une configuration incurvée prédéfinie. Ce dispositif, qui peut être produit avec une large gamme de formes incurvées bidimensionnelles et tridimensionnelles, possède des applications médicales et non médicales.

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