摘要 |
<p>The invention concerns a phonatory implant (1) consisting of a central portion (3) forming a hollow cylindrical body having at each of its ends a lateral portion (5, 7) forming a shoulder or flange, said implant (1) being urged to be positioned in an orifice or fistula running through the tracheo-esophageal wall (9), each lateral portion (5, 7) abutting respectively at the inner surfaces of the walls of the trachea (13) and of the esophagus (11) so as to maintain the implant (1) in position, said phonatory implant (1) consisting of at least two parts (A, B), at least one of the two parts being called mobile part (B), and each lateral portion (5, 7) being arranged on a different part of the implant (1) so as to enable the implant to be inserted through an orifice of reduced size corresponding to the diameter of the central portion.</p> |