VALVE DEVICE DESIGNED TO BE IMPLANTED IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL LARYNX OR IN A PROSTHETIC LARYNX

摘要

The present invention relates to a valve device (1) designed to be implanted in a dysfunctional larynx or in a prosthetic larynx, said device comprising a distal portion forming an annular support structure (3, 3', 3'') and a central portion forming an obturator (5, 5'), characterized in that said obturator (5, 5') comprises i) a peripheral part forming a first valve (7, 7', 7'') integral with the annular support structure (3, 3', 3'') in a first hinge region (2, 2''), and ii) a central part forming a second valve (9, 9', 9'') integral with the first valve in a second hinge region (4, 4'').