US 11,813,157 B2
Non-foldable pouch for forming an implantable artificial organ
Richard Bou Aoun, Strasbourg (FR); Charles-Thibault Burcez, Strasbourg (FR); Jordan Magisson, Strasbourg (FR); and Séverine Sigrist, Strasbourg (FR)
Assigned to DEFYMED, Strasbourg (FR)
Appl. No. 16/630,176
Filed by Defymed, Strasbourg (FR)
PCT Filed Jul. 10, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/068711
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 10, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/011939, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 17305922 (EP), filed on Jul. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0146802 A1, May 14, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 2/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/022 (2013.01) [C12M 23/14 (2013.01); A61L 27/06 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pouch for forming an implantable artificial organ/device wherein said pouch is a closed envelope made from two semi-permeable membranes that are sealed all over the perimeter of the pouch, thereby defining an inner volume and an outer volume of the pouch, wherein said pouch contains a substantially planar rigid plate in its inner volume, wherein the rigid plate is made from a material selected from the group consisting of a biocompatible metal and a biocompatible alloy, wherein the rigid plate is made of titanium or of an alloy containing titanium.