Abstract: The device (1) comprises: A first assembly (6) engageable with a handle under the control of control means for the actuation of the assembly for the placement and attachment of an artificial cord (7) on the papillary muscle (8) of a ruptured cord, said assembly is arranged at the end of a manipulation rod and comprises an elastic staple (9) connected pivotably and removably at the end of the rod so as to pass, under the action of the control means, from a position folded back along the rod to a position swung angularly relative to the rod for coming into place perpendicularly in front of the papillary muscle where the cord must be replaced, the first assembly (6) comprises means for opening the staple (9) in order to, under the action of the command means, anchor the papillary muscle (8) for the ruptured cord, the first assembly (6) comprises means for unlocking with which, under the action of the command means, to release the staple (9), said staple (9) being connected to an artificial cord (7) which goes

Abstract: The device (1) is intended to be positioned in a sealed introducer placed in a femoral vein in order to penetrate the left atrium (4) of the heart (3) by passing through the septal wall (5) thereof.

Abstract: A device for suturing a heart valve prosthesis includes an assembly cooperating with an actuation handle. The assembly is arranged at the free end of a manipulation rod and includes a set of needles arranged in parallel and pointing in a direction opposite the free end of the rod and connected in pairs by suture threads running along and inside the rod. The set of needles is maintained in a cylindrical configuration between a plurality of guides through which the pairs of needles slide freely, and a plurality of pusher elements supporting the pairs of needles from the direction of the free end of the rod. The guides and the pusher elements are movable along the rod and are connected pivotably to the rod so as to change, under the action of control means, from a position retracted along the rod to a deployed position spaced apart from the rod.

Abstract: The device (1) is intended to be positioned in a sealed introducer placed in a femoral vein in order to penetrate the left atrium (4) of the heart (3) by passing through the septal wall (5) thereof.

Abstract: The device (1) comprises: A first assembly (6) engageable with a handle under the control of control means for the actuation of the assembly for the placement and attachment of an artificial cord (7) on the papillary muscle (8) of a ruptured cord, said assembly is arranged at the end of a manipulation rod and comprises an elastic staple (9) connected pivotably and removably at the end of the rod so as to pass, under the action of the control means, from a position folded back along the rod to a position swung angularly relative to the rod for coming into place perpendicularly in front of the papillary muscle where the cord must be replaced, the first assembly (6) comprises means for opening the staple (9) in order to, under the action of the command means, anchor the papillary muscle (8) for the ruptured cord, the first assembly (6) comprises means for unlocking with which, under the action of the command means, to release the staple (9), said staple (9) being connected to an artificial cord (7) which goes

Abstract: A device for transcatheter insertion into the aortic root at the sinotubular junction by a wire guide and a catheter for protecting surrounding tissues, the device including an assembly serving as a valvular embolic filter, configured to slide in a guided manner inside the catheter, the assembly configured to form, in the aortic root of an aorta, a safety enclosure ensuring a valve function and a protective function against embolic accidents, wherein the assembly includes, a tubular body, and a filtration and valve part configured to deploy outside the catheter or retract inside the catheter, wherein the tubular body is secured, at one end, to the filtration and valve part, wherein the filtration and valve part forms the valvular embolic filter and a temporary valve, wherein the filtration and valve part is configured to prevent regurgitation of blood when deployed outside the catheter for covering a native aortic valve with a seat secured in the aortic root at sinuses of valsalva without obstructing a blood

Abstract: This transcatheter device for the ablation of calcified tissue at the flaps of an aortic valve, is characterized in that it comprises a flexible body (1) acting as a catheter and having a soft and flexible end piece (2) that engages with a previously inserted wire guide (g) suitable for passing through the flaps of the valve above the part where the calcified tissue needs to be removed, said end piece (2) having at least one cutting system (3) comprising two motorized rotating cutting heads (3a) and (3b) disposed coaxially one above the other, the head (3a) located at the end of the end piece and acting first to remove the calcified tissue, has arrangements suitable for making a rough cut by grinding, while the other head (3b) has arrangements suitable for making a fine cut by grinding, said cutting system being mounted in combination with a vacuum suction means (4), said end piece (2) being provided with an adjustable guide means (5) suitable for engaging with the calcified tissue over the course of the abla

Abstract: The device is intended to be positioned in a sealed introducer arranged in the thoracic cavity between two ribs in order to penetrate into the left ventricle, passing through the apex of the heart. According to the invention, the device includes a body having a handle and at least one control member capable of acting on an assembly for installing and securing a braid to the mitral annulus by means of suturing elements, the assembly has a mechanism capable of enabling the extraction of a suture through the mitral valve while also being capable of enclosing the braid and becoming anchored to the periphery of the mitral annulus under the clamping effect of the suture, exerting two opposing pressure-bearing forces.

Abstract: A disposable brush which allows the pleura to be abraded using pleuroscopy and allows surgeons to adjust the stiffness of the brush and the area to be abraded during the abrasion process includes a longitudinal body which supports rigid bristles and slides within a tubular member that is secured to a handle. A manually actuated slide is connected to the longitudinal body and is movable within a longitudinal lumen of the handle and cooperates with an indexing component supported on the edges of the lumen. Furthermore, the rigid bristles have elastically deformable cambers with different radii of curvature so as to form a flat fan-shaped brush in the deployed operating position outside the tubular member. The bristles of the brush extend laterally from the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An orthosis for a vacuum treatment of the deformations of the thorax includes a bottom, a peripheral lip made of flexible, elastically deformable material and comes into sealing contact with the thorax so as to form a treatment space using negative pressure, and at least one suction head connected to a negative pressure generation component. The orthosis improves the sealing contact between the orthosis lip and the patient's thorax by increasing the orthosis deformability. To achieve this, the lip has a constant elasticity along the entire periphery thereof, and the bottom is formed of hollow, rigid, transverse side-by-side compartments connected to each other by bridges made of the same flexible material as the peripheral lip of the orthosis. The bridges of material allow the bottom to deform in such a way that the orthosis shape adapts to the thorax anatomy when the orthosis is applied vertically to the thorax.

Abstract: A device for cutting off and removing calcified tissue from a heart valve, including a tubular body suitable for being inserted by way of a minimally invasive or endoscopic channel in relation to a previously inserted guide wire suitable for passing through the flaps of the valve above the portion where the calcified tissue is to be removed. One of the ends of the body, viewed at the flaps, has a profiled tip made of flexible material and arrangements for the lateral projection of a cutting member for cutting the tissue. The end of the body has, upstream from the arrangements for the lateral projection of the cutting member, a laterally offset rounded area defining, on the same side as the arrangements, a recessed portion and, on the opposite side, a projecting portion suitable for bearing upon the flaps during the cutting procedure under the effect of a rotational movement of the body that can be actuated using only one hand by way of a handle located externally in order to decalcify the whole valve.

Abstract: This device for transcatheter insertion into the aortic root at the sinotubular junction by means of a wire guide and a catheter (1) with a means for protecting the surrounding tissues is characterised in that it comprises an assembly (E) acting as a valved embolic filter, mounted with the ability to slide in a guided manner into said catheter (1), said assembly (E) having arrangements capable of producing, in each aortic root (RA), a safety chamber carrying out a valve function and a protective function protecting against embolic accidents, said arrangements comprising a tubular body (2) secured, at one of the ends of same, to a part (2a) capable, as required, of being either deployed outside the catheter (1), or retracted into the catheter (1), said part (2a) having filtration arrangements combined with means capable of reproducing the temporary valve function corresponding to opening during the systolic phase and to closing during the diastolic phase in order to prevent any regurgitation of blood in a depl

Abstract: This transcatheter device for the ablation of calcified tissue at the flaps of an aortic valve, is characterised in that it comprises a flexible body (1) acting as a catheter and having a soft and flexible end piece (2) that engages with a previously inserted wire guide (g) suitable for passing through the flaps of the valve above the part where the calcified tissue needs to be removed, said end piece (2) having at least one cutting system (3) comprising two motorised rotating cutting heads (3a) and (3b) disposed coaxially one above the other, the head (3a) located at the end of the end piece and acting first to remove the calcified tissue, has arrangements suitable for making a rough cut by grinding, while the other head (3b) has arrangements suitable for making a fine cut by grinding, said cutting system being mounted in combination with a vacuum suction means (4), said end piece (2) being provided with an adjustable guide means (5) suitable for engaging with the calcified tissue over the course of the abla

Abstract: The device includes a body having the general shape of a cylinder so as to be engaged in a trocar that is introduced into the aortic duct, the body having, at one of its ends that is accessible from outside the trocar, a maneuvering member secured to a measuring means which is present at the other end of the body and which is able to be deployed diametrically under the effect of an action exerted on the maneuvering member in order to come into contact with the wall of the aortic valve.

Abstract: The device is intended to be positioned in a sealed introducer arranged in the thoracic cavity between two ribs in order to penetrate into the left ventricle, passing through the apex of the heart. According to the invention, the device includes a body having a handle and at least one control member capable of acting on an assembly for installing and securing a braid to the mitral annulus by means of suturing elements, the assembly has a mechanism capable of enabling the extraction of a suture through the mitral valve while also being capable of enclosing the braid and becoming anchored to the periphery of the mitral annulus under the clamping effect of the suture, exerting two opposing pressure-bearing forces.

Abstract: The device comes in the form of a gun with a body, a grip handle and a control component. The body has coaxially a hollow protruding aiming rod equipped, at its free end, with a cylinder containing the threads. The rod is capable, under the action of the control component, of allowing a thread ejection needle to move so that a loop is formed on emergence from the cylinder. The cylinder is mounted at the end of a fixed translation axis and engaged inside the rod; the other end of said axis engaging with a mechanism capable of partially rotating it and the cylinder, when said control component is released, in order to position another thread opposite said ejection needle.

Abstract: The device comes in the form of a gun with a body, a grip handle and a control component. The body has coaxially a hollow protruding aiming rod equipped, at its free end, with a cylinder containing the threads. The rod is capable, under the action of the control component, of allowing a thread ejection needle to move so that a loop is formed on emergence from the cylinder. The cylinder is mounted at the end of a fixed translation axis and engaged inside the rod; the other end of said axis engaging with a mechanism capable of partially rotating it and the cylinder, when said control component is released, in order to position another thread opposite said ejection needle.

Abstract: A counter comprising n one-bit cells receiving a clock signal (CK0) having a frequency f to be counted and a read transfer order (TO). The lower rank p cells operate at the frequency f and the n-p higher rank cells at a frequency f/2.sup.p. The lower rank p cells (51-53) directly receive the clock signal (CK0) at frequency f and, if necessary, the transfer order (TO) synchronized in correspondence with CK0. The higher rank n-p cells receive as a clock signal at frequency f/2.sup.p, a signal (CK1) delayed by at least two periods of said clock signal CK0 and at the most by (2p-2) pulses CK0 with respect to the counting signal of the highest rank cell among the lower rank p cells.