IMPLANTABLE CAPSULE WITH ATTACHMENT BY SCREWING, IN PARTICULAR AN AUTONOMOUS CARDIAC STIMULATION CAPSULE

摘要

The invention relates to an implantable capsule (10), in particular an autonomous capsule for cardiac stimulation, comprising a tubular body (12) provided at its distal end with a helical screw anchoring element (14) able to penetrate a tissue of a wall of an organ of a patient, the body housing a set of functional elements of the capsule.It comprises in an annular region (16c) surrounding the base of the screw recessed arrangements (16a) defining a set of tips (165) flush oriented in a circumferential direction opposite that of the screw, to prevent the unscrewing of the capsule.