Patent ID: 11918467
Assignee: FONDAZIONE RI.MED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. The annuloplasty prosthesis device of claim 9, further comprising a coating covering said core; and/or wherein
said core is made of a tubular element, made of nitinol and/or another biocompatible material, processed by means of machining, to form a plurality of cells or meshes following one another in the longitudinal direction (X-X) along at least one portion of the longitudinal extension of said body, and preferably along the whole longitudinal extension of said body, and even more preferably, said first arcuate segment and said second segment each comprise cells or meshes adapted to provide a directional selective rigidity; and/or wherein
said core is made of a plurality of wires or threads intertwined to form a strand; and/or wherein
each of said first arcuate segment and said second segment comprises means for fastening adjacent wires or threads of said plurality of wires or threads to prevent relative sliding thereof locally in a certain direction; and/or wherein
said core is made of a plurality of lamellae or bands or ribbons adjacent to one another; and/or wherein
each of said first arcuate segment and said second segment comprises means for fastening adjacent lamellae or bands or ribbons of said plurality of lamellae or bands or ribbons to prevent relative sliding thereof locally in a certain direction; and/or wherein
said core is formed partially by lamellae or bands or ribbons, and/or partially of wires or threads intertwined to form a strand, and/or partially of adjacent meshes or cells, and/or combinations thereof.