BIOTRONIK AG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150297662 | RAPAMYCIN 40-O-CYCLIC HYDROCARBON ESTERS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - A new class of rapamycin 40-O-cyclic hydrocarbon esters is disclosed. The 40-O position of the rapamycin ester has the form 40-O—R, where R is C(O)—(CH | 10-22-2015 |
20150250587 | CRIMPING TOOL FOR A PROSTHETIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CRIMPING A PROSTHETIC DEVICE WITH A CRIMPING TOOL - A crimping tool and method for reducing an external dimension of a compressible prosthetic device, said the crimping tool comprising a first member comprising a first control surface collapsible between a first state and a second state, the first member having a first open end configured for introducing the prosthetic device when the first control surface is in the first state, and a second open end configured for allowing locking of the prosthetic device when introduced into the first member; an engagement portion that moves the first control surface from the first state to the second state; and an actuator portion for moving the first member along the longitudinal axis allowing the engagement portion to interact with the first member. | 09-10-2015 |
20150088119 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR EVALUATING A TEMPERATURE SIGNAL - A medical device including an evaluation unit and an electrode line. The electrode line includes at least one temperature sensor. The temperature sensor delivers a temperature signal to the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit evaluates periodic fluctuations of a signal level of the temperature signal and generates an evaluation output signal qualifying constant wall touching of the electrode line according to whether periodic fluctuations of a signal level of the temperature signal lie below or above a predetermined limit value. | 03-26-2015 |
20140330219 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR RELEASING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM AN INSERTION DEVICE, AND ALSO INSERTION DEVICE COMPRISING A RELEASE DEVICE - A release device ( | 11-06-2014 |
20140309680 | INSERTION DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A CATHETER, FOR INSERTING A MEDICAL HYBRID IMPLANT, AND ALSO MEDICAL HYBRID IMPLANT TO BE INSERTED BY MEANS OF AN INSERTION DEVICE - An insertion device for inserting a medical hybrid implant, wherein the hybrid implant has at least two sub-implants, of which at least one first sub-implant is externally expandable and at least one second sub-implant is self-expanding, including a first insertion element, which has at least one expansion aid for expanding the at least first externally expandable sub-implant, and a second insertion element and at least one third insertion element for releasing the at least second self-expanding sub-implant, wherein the at least first externally expandable sub-implant is expandable by means of the expansion aid and the at least second self-expanding sub-implant can be released by a relative movement between the second insertion element and the at least third insertion element, wherein the first insertion element is arranged displacably inside the at least second insertion element. | 10-16-2014 |
20140276905 | Insertion Element and Insertion Device - An insertion element ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140271771 | IMPLANTABLE OBJECT COMPRISING SELECTIVELY DEGRADABLE COPOLYMERS FOR IMPROVED EXPLANTABILITY - Implantable object, comprising a layer, comprising a copolymer that contains an aptamer, wherein bonds in the copolymer can be broken in accordance with a binding event at the aptamer, such that the copolymer degrades. | 09-18-2014 |
20140243802 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR DETACHING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM AN INSERTION DEVICE AND AN INSERTION DEVICE COMPRISING A RELEASE DEVICE - A release device ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140239658 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR RELEASING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM AN INSERTION DEVICE, AND INSERTION DEVICE COMPRISING A RELEASE DEVICE - A release device ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140222134 | FUNCTIONALIZED RGD PEPTIDOMIMETICS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE, AND IMPLANT HAVING A COATING CONTAINING SUCH FUNCTIONAL-IZED RGD PEPTIDOMIMETICS - At least some embodiments of the invention relates to an implant having a coating that contains or is composed of a functionalized RGD peptidomimetic RGD-P1 having the formula (1) and/or a functionalized RGD peptidomimetic RGD-P2 having the formula (2), and an associated manufacturing method. | 08-07-2014 |
20140200652 | Microstructured Absorbable Implant - The production of microstructured surfaces in magnesium alloys, containing zinc as the major alloying element, in particular in absorbable implants such as stents, wherein microstructures in sizes of up to 5 μm (micrometers) are generated on a magnesium alloy base body of the absorbable implant, for example of the absorbable stent, by way of optionally combined, pickling and electrochemical micropolishing processes, and allow better adhesion of a polymer coating (including higher break resistance) and higher corrosion resistance. The microstructured surface is produced out of the bulk material and exhibits no delamination from the base material during the mechanical deformation of the implant. | 07-17-2014 |
20140190587 | Device and Method for Crimping an Implant | 07-10-2014 |
20140165365 | Apparatus and Method for Crimping an Implant - An apparatus and method for crimping an implant ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140142570 | HIGH-FREQUENCY APPLICATION DEVICE FOR VASCULAR USE, IN PARTICULAR FOR APPLICATION OF HIGH-FREQUENCY ENERGY TO THE RENAL ARTERIAL WALL - A high-frequency application device for vascular use, in particular for application of high-frequency (HF) energy to the renal arterial wall, including: a catheter ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140135891 | Balloon Catheter for Curved Vessels - A balloon catheter for the treatment of a stenosis in a bodily vessel ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140094898 | BIOPROSTHETIC COMPONENTS FOR AN IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR PARTLY CROSSLINKED BIOLOGICAL HEART VALVES - Bioprosthetic components based on, or comprising, biological materials for implants, preferably biological heart valves, in particular biological heart valve leaflets, which have only been chemically or thermally stabilized (partly crosslinked) at mechanically stressed points and therefore have zones having different mechanical properties, and to a method for the production thereof. | 04-03-2014 |
20140081375 | IMPLANT, SYSTEM FORMED OF AN IMPLANT AND A CATHETER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A SYSTEM - An implant ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140081371 | IMPLANT, AND SYSTEM FORMED OF A BALLOON CATHETER AND IMPLANT - An implant with an open-worked, hollow cylindrical main structure composed of a multiplicity of crosspieces, wherein the implant adopts a compressed state and an expanded state. So as to achieve a greater level of radial rigidity and an increased collapse pressure in the expanded state compared to conventional implants, wherein the deliverability is not adversely affected at the same time, the density of the crosspieces in the expanded state is greater than the density of the crosspieces in the compressed state, at least in one portion of the implant. The invention further provides a system including a catheter with a balloon and an implant of the type disclosed above. | 03-20-2014 |
20140067037 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR RELEASING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM A CATHETER AND CATHETER COMPRISING A RELEASE DEVICE - A release device for releasing a medical implant from an insertion device, having an indirect or direct clamping body for clamping the implant in the insertion device, the clamping device having a proximal end, and having a distal end, wherein the clamping body has at least one web, at least one extension and at least two clamping surface regions, wherein the extension is oriented substantially in the radial direction of the clamping body, and wherein the at least two clamping surface regions are substantially pointing toward one another and are aligned substantially parallel to one another, wherein the at least one web or the at least one extension has at least one of the two clamping surface regions, and wherein the at least two clamping surface regions and/or the at least one extension connect/connects to at least one region of the implant in the clamped state. | 03-06-2014 |
20140039388 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR INTRACORPOREAL USE - A medical device for intracorporeal use formed at least in part from aerographite. | 02-06-2014 |
20130338756 | STENT COMPOSED OF AN IRON ALLOY - Some embodiments of the invention relate to a stent which is composed entirely or in parts of an iron alloy having the following composition (in % by weight): Cr: >12.0; Ni: 0-8.0; Co: 0-20.0; Mn: 0-20.0; N: 0.05-1.0; C 0.05-0.4; Ti: 0-3.5; Nb: 0-3.5; V: 0-3.5; Mo 0-3.5; Si: 0-3.0; Al: 0-3.0; and Cu: 0-3.0. A cumulative content of Co and Mn is 3.0-20.0% by weight. Iron and production-related impurities make up the remainder of the 100% by weight. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338754 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR RELEASING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM A CATHETER AND CATHETER HAVING A RELEASE DEVICE AND IMPLANT FOR CONNECTION THERETO AND METHOD FOR RETAINING THE IMPLANT THEREIN - A release device for releasing a medical implant from an insertion device includes a retaining body for retaining the implant in the insertion device, having a proximal end, which is distant from a distal end of the insertion device, and a distal end, which faces the distal end of the insertion device, wherein the retaining body has at least one segment that radially delimits at least one space that extends between one of insertion elements and the at least one segment, wherein the implant has at least one retaining element at the proximal end thereof, for interaction with the retaining body, and wherein at least one region of the at least one retaining element, upon interaction with the retaining body, is inserted into the at least one space in a direction of insertion or is withdrawn from the at least one space against the direction of insertion. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338677 | INSERTION ELEMENT AND INSERTION DEVICE - One embodiment of the invention relates to an insertion element which is designed to cooperate with an insertion device for inserting a medical implant into a human or animal body. The insertion element comprises a sleeve which, in the circumferential direction, has at least two types of circumferential segments of different resilience. | 12-19-2013 |
20130324922 | POLYAMIDE/POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE (PA/PVP) POLYMER MIXTURE AS CATHETER MATERIAL - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a catheter comprising a dilatable balloon, characterized in that the primary balloon wall is produced from a material that comprises or consists of a polyamide/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PA/PVP) polymer mixture. | 12-05-2013 |
20130282104 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a semifinished part ( | 10-24-2013 |
20130274869 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for manufacturing an implant and an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, including a body having a coating on at least a portion of the surface thereof, and the degradation of which can be influenced from the outside in a targeted manner, the method having the following steps:
| 10-17-2013 |
20130261604 | CATHETER SHAFT COMPRISING WELDED TUBES - One embodiment of the invention relates to a catheter shaft comprising (i) a first tube made of an extrudable copolymer that has reactive groups, and (ii) a second tube made of a polymeric material, which can be welded to the first tube, wherein the polymeric material of the second tube can be welded to the first tube at a temperature ≦200° C. | 10-03-2013 |
20130218292 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method for producing an implant and the implant itself, particularly an intraluminal endoprosthesis, wherein the implant is produced from a preferably hollow cylindrical semifinished article ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130218139 | CRIMPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A VASCULAR STENT - A crimping device for mounting a vascular stent, or a heart valve prosthesis introduced in a vascular stent, on an insertion catheter, comprising a forming tool having a rotationally symmetrical forming cavity, which at one end comprises a stent receiving section, at the opposing end a stent outfeed section and in between these a tapering section, and a pushing tool, which comprises a retaining and handling section and a stent forming section, wherein the latter is designed to penetrate the forming cavity of the forming tool from the open end of the stent receiving section and to seize and push back the vascular stent introduced there through the tapering section. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218138 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR RELEASING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM A CATHETER AND CATHETER HAVING A RELEASE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLAMPING AN IMPLANT THEREIN - An embodiment of the invention relates to a release device for releasing a medical implant from an insertion device, in the case of which the implant can be released by way of a relative motion between a first and a second insertion element, comprising a clamping element for clamping the implant in the insertion device, having a proximal end which is distant from a distal end of the insertion device in the state of use, and a distal end which faces the distal end of the insertion device in the state of use, wherein the clamping unit comprises a first component and at least one second component, which clamp the implant there between in the clamped state. The invention further relates to an insertion device comprising such a release device and a method for clamping an implant in an insertion device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130178931 | HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS - The invention relates to a heart valve prosthesis comprising biological material or plastic material, having a suture or knot which comprises an X-ray visible material and the position of which identifies the valve plane. | 07-11-2013 |
20130172979 | Medical Implant - The invention is directed to a device ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130158524 | Releasing Device for Detaching a Medical Implant from a Catheter and a Catheter having a Releasing Device, and Method for Producing a Clamping Body of a Releasing Device and Method for Clamping an Implant in such a Clamping Body - A releasing device ( | 06-20-2013 |
20130150829 | Release Mechanism for Releasing a Medical Implant from a Catheter, and Catheter having a Release Mechanism - A release mechanism ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130138090 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR RELEASING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM A CATHETER AND CATHETER COMPRISING A RELEASE DEVICE - A release device ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130138084 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR DETACHING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM AN INSERTION DEVICE AND AN INSERTION DEVICE COMPRISING A RELEASE DEVICE - A release device ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130109933 | IMPLANT | 05-02-2013 |
20130079865 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An implant comprising a perforated, preferably hollow-cylindrical basic structure which has at least one section, wherein in each section at least one strut is arranged. In order to achieve a more homogenous coverage of the wall of the treated vessel, a good interlock with the wall of the treated body cavity and a better distribution of the mechanical stresses and elongations, the strut has a multiplicity of identical, simple and interconnected elements, the basic shape of which is substantially similar to the shape of base line elements of an imaginary first order base line which likewise runs in the section, wherein the imaginary first order base line represents a reference line for the arrangement of the elements and the elements are not more than half the size of the base line elements. | 03-28-2013 |
20130079757 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR DISENGAGING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM A CATHETER AND CATHETER HAVING A RELEASE DEVICE - A release device for disengaging a medical implant from an insertion device, in which the implant is releasable by a relative movement between a first insertion element and a second insertion element, comprising a body having a proximal end, which faces toward a user in the usage state, and a distal end, which is remote from the user in the usage state, a toothed rack having a first speed range and a second speed range being provided between the proximal end and the distal end, the toothed rack being provided to generate a targeted relative movement between the first insertion element and the second insertion element of the insertion device. Furthermore, the invention relates to an insertion device having such a release device. | 03-28-2013 |
20120290083 | VALVE FOR A HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS - A valve for a heart valve prosthesis comprising a valve membrane composed of at least one spiral strip which, in the closed state of the valve membrane, assumes the form of an Archimedean spiral, wherein the outer edge regions of the spiral strip overlap an inner edge region of the spiral strip of a previous winding of the spiral. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290082 | MECHANICAL TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS - A mechanical transcatheter heart valve prosthesis including a support structure that can be expanded from a first size designed for minimally invasive insertion to a functional second size and a flexible heart valve made of a composite material containing woven fabric that is embedded in an elastic matrix and locally reinforced by fibers, the heart valve comprising a plurality of leaflets. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290064 | ELASTIC CAP FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE DISTAL END OF A CATHETER HAVING AN INNER AND AN OUTER HOSE - An elastic cap for covering the distal end of a catheter having inner and outer hoses, characterized in that the cap consists essentially of an elastic material, has a cavity in which the distal end of the inner and the outer hose of a catheter can be received, and the cap has a first opening via which the cavity is accessible from the outside, wherein prior to receiving the distal end of the catheter, the first opening has a diameter which is not larger than the outer diameter of the inner hose of the catheter and wherein the first opening is elastically expandable to a diameter which corresponds to the outer diameter of the outer hose. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289972 | HANDHELD DEVICE FOR STENT IMPLANTATION - A handheld device for the operation of an application system for stent implantation comprising an adapter for connection to an introducer sheath or a guide catheter, through which a wire or catheter can be inserted into a vessel. The adapter is in the form of a telescopic tube. | 11-15-2012 |
20120265236 | CATHETER DEVICE - A catheter device for expanding stenoses in the branching region of body vessels, comprising two catheter branches, the length of which is adjustable, and each of which has an outer distal rolling membrane, and which are interconnected at or near the distal end of a common catheter shaft. | 10-18-2012 |
20120220934 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An implant having a preferably hollow cylindrical main structure comprising a large number of continuous openings and a coating which releases at least one pharmaceutically active substance. To attain a better distribution of the pharmaceutically active substance, at least 20% of the cross-sectional area, preferably at least 50% of the cross-sectional area, of at least a portion of the openings in a predetermined section of the main structure is covered with the coating which releases at least one pharmaceutically active substance. Furthermore, a system composed of a catheter and such an implant, a simple method for manufacturing such an implant or such a system is provided. | 08-30-2012 |
20120203331 | IMPLANTATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an implantation device ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120191183 | MEDICAL VALVE IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR HEART VALVE IMPLANT, FOR IMPLANTATION IN AN ANIMAL BODY AND/OR HUMAN BODY - The invention relates to a medical valve implant ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120158126 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an implant ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120158123 | POLYMER STENT - The invention relates to a stent, comprising or consisting of amorphous polylactide. The invention relates further to the use of amorphous polylactide for stabilizing a stent and a method for producing a corresponding stent. | 06-21-2012 |
20120150284 | IMPLANT COMPRISING AN ACTIVE-AGENT-CONTAINING COATING COVERING THE IMPLANT AT LEAST IN SECTIONS - The invention relates to an implant comprising an active-agent-containing coating which covers the implant at least in sections. The coating is composed of at least two subsections; a first subsection contains the at least one active substance, and a second subsection contains an auxiliary agent. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150282 | IMPLANT HAVING A PACLITAXEL-RELEASING COATING - An implant having a coating or a cavity filling comprising a PLGA polymer and taxane embedded therein, the release rate of the taxane after day two after implantation being ≦400 ng/day for a period of more than 10 consecutive days, characterized in that the PLGA polymer has a ratio of monomer units to each other of 60-99% lactic acid units to 40-1% glycolic acid units. | 06-14-2012 |
20120148175 | HIGH-PRESSURE-TIGHT SLIDE BEARING DEVICE FOR MINIMALLY-INVASIVE INSTRUMENTS - A high-pressure-tight slide bearing device for minimally-invasive instruments comprises an inner shaft part ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120121659 | FUNCTIONALIZED RGD PEPTIDOMIMETICS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE, AND IMPLANT HAVING A COATING CONTAINING SUCH FUNCTIONALIZED RGD PEPTIDOMIMETICS - At least some embodiments of the invention relates to an implant having a coating that contains or is composed of a functionalized RGD peptidomimetic RGD-P1 having the formula (1) and/or a functionalized RGD peptidomimetic RGD-P2 having the formula (2), and an associated manufacturing method. | 05-17-2012 |
20120121658 | FUNCTIONALIZED RGD PEPTIDOMIMETICS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE, AND IMPLANT HAVING A COATING CONTAINING SUCH FUNCTIONALIZED RGD PEPTIDOMIMETICS - At least some embodiments of the invention relates to an implant having a coating that contains or is composed of a functionalized RGD peptidomimetic RGD-P1 having the formula (1) and/or a functionalized RGD peptidomimetic RGD-P2 having the formula (2), and an associated manufacturing method. | 05-17-2012 |
20120116499 | MARKER COMPOSITE AND MEDICAL IMPLANT COMPRISING AN X-RAY MARKER - A marker composite for medical implants composed of a biocorrodible metallic material and a medical implant comprising an X-ray marker which was made of the marker composite. The marker composite contains a large number of particles composed of a radio-opaque metal, which are embedded in an electrically non-conductive polymer. The particles have an additional electrically non-conductive coating. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116490 | BALLOON CATHETER, IN PARTICULAR FOR DELIVERING DRUGS OR STENTS IN THE REGION OF A STENOSIS - A balloon catheter, in particular for delivering medicaments, stents or medicament-coated stents in the region of a stenosis, comprising
| 05-10-2012 |
20120109276 | CATHETER, SYSTEM FOR APPLYING AN INTRALUMINAL ENDOPROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to a catheter comprising a balloon ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120109275 | STENT WITH RADIALLY ASYMMETRIC FORCE DISTRIBUTION - An expandable stent comprising a tubular main body with a lumen along a longitudinal axis, characterized in that the main body has at least one radially asymmetrically expandable portion, wherein the radially asymmetrically expandable portion has an expandability which is increased in comparison to the average expandability in the rest of the main body of the stent. | 05-03-2012 |
20120109177 | BALLOON CATHETER COMPRISING A RADIALLY ASYMMETRICALLY DILATABLE PORTION - A balloon catheter comprising a dilatable balloon, characterized in that the dilatable balloon comprises at least one radially asymmetrically dilatable portion, wherein the cross-section of the radially asymmetrically dilatable portion has at least one first region and one second region located opposite the first region, and the first and second regions differ from one another in terms of their radial strength of the balloon wall. | 05-03-2012 |
20120089219 | STENT HAVING INCREASED VISIBILITY IN THE X-RAY IMAGE - A stent comprising a tubular base body having a lumen along a longitudinal axis. The base body has a plurality of circumferential support structures and one or more connectors. Two successive circumferential support structures are connected to one another via at least one connector. The stent is characterized in that one, multiple, or all support structures and/or connectors have a slotted passage, and the slotted passage is filled with a radiopaque material and has a curvature which increases at least toward one end of the slotted passage. | 04-12-2012 |
20120089217 | MEDICAL IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR A STENT, FOR IMPLANTATION IN AN ANIMAL BODY AND/OR HUMAN BODY - A medical implant ( | 04-12-2012 |
20120041541 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having an implant body ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120016466 | ABLUMINALLY COATED DRUG-ELUTING STENTS HAVING A FORM-FITTING PROTECTIVE LAYER - A drug-eluting stent, comprising a base body that is made of an implant material, the base body being partially or entirely covered on the abluminal side with an active ingredient-releasing coating that comprises or is made of a polymer and an active ingredient having an antiproliferative effect, characterized in that the stent's luminal surface and the abluminal surface carrying the active ingredient-releasing coating are covered by a biocorrodible protective layer in a form-fitting manner. | 01-19-2012 |
20110319986 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing an implant, particularly an intralumimal endoprosthesis, having a body, wherein the body comprises magnesium or a magnesium alloy. In order to control the degradation in a desired time window, such as between four weeks and six months, the following production method is carried out: a) preparing the implant body, b) applying a metallic coating onto at least a portion of the body surface, the primary constituent of the coating being at least one element of the group containing titanium and aluminum, c) plasmachemical treatment of the portion of the body surface provided with the coating in an aqueous solution in order to produce a layer created by plasmachemical treatment by applying a mixed voltage generating the plasma to the body of the implant, wherein the mixed voltage has sufficient energy to temporarily ionize both the metallic coating and a subjacent region of the implant body. The invention further relates to an implant that can be obtained by such a method. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319982 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprothesis, comprising a body containing a metallic material, and comprising at least one functional element that is fastened to the body and has a material composition in at least a portion of its volume that differs from the material of the body, the material composition preferably including radio-opaque and/or x-ray opaque material. To effectively prevent accelerated degradation due to the formation of a local cell of the material of the body and the functional element, the at least one functional element includes a first layer at least in the region of its surface where it is bonded to the body, the first layer primarily containing at least one metal oxide. Furthermore, the manufacture of an implant of this type is described. | 12-29-2011 |
20110318219 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, the body of which comprises at least predominantly a material with iron as the main constituent. For accelerating the degradation, the material comprises sulfur as first minor constituent with a concentration of more than 0.2% by weight and not more than 1% by weight, preferably not more than 0.5% by weight, and comprises as second minor constituent at least one element of the group which comprises calcium, manganese and magnesium. Furthermore, a method for producing such an implant is described. | 12-29-2011 |
20110307056 | MEDICAL VALVE IMPLANT FOR IMPLANTATION IN AN ANIMAL BODY AND/OR HUMAN BODY - The invention relates to a medical valve implant for implantation in the animal body and/or human body, comprising a support frame that includes a first end and a second end, which are disposed on opposite ends of the support frame in a main extension direction of support frame. According to the invention, one or more auxiliary devices that are required for implantation and/or that serve a functional purpose for a limited time and are intended to remain in the body after implantation are formed, at least in sections, of a material that can decompose in the body. | 12-15-2011 |
20110276124 | BIOCORRODABLE IMPLANT IN WHICH CORROSION MAY BE TRIGGERED OR ACCELERATED AFTER IMPLANTATION BY MEANS OF AN EXTERNAL STIMULUS - The present invention relates to a biocorrodable implant in which corrosion may be triggered or accelerated after implantation by means of an external stimulus, the implant having a base body which is completely or partially composed of a biocorrodable metallic material, and the base body having a coating with a protective layer which is not biocorrodable. According to the invention, the implant has control elements which are configured in such a way that the protective layer, optionally in combination with the control elements, completely or partially encloses the base body so as to be impermeable to bodily medium, and the protective layer being to convertible to a form which is permeable to bodily medium as the result of a change in shape of the control elements which may be regulated and/or controlled by an external stimulus. | 11-10-2011 |
20110270296 | COMBINED ROLLING MEMBRANE-BALLOON CATHETER - A combined rolling membrane-balloon catheter, in particular for expanding stenoses in bodily vessels, including: an outer shaft ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110262684 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An implant having a preferably hollow cylindrical basic structure. A nonwoven fabric is disposed in and/or on the basic structure, the nonwoven fabric preferably comprising biocompatible thermoplastic polyurethane and/or a polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid; polycaprolactone, and a copolymer thereof, and/or a polymer including polyphosphazene. At least in at least one section of the implant, preferably at the proximal and/or distal ends of the implant, fastening means are provided or the nonwoven fabric is treated such that, at least in the expanded state of the implant, the protrusion of nonwoven fabric sections from the implant is significantly reduced. Furthermore, a method for producing such an implant is provided. | 10-27-2011 |
20110208284 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE, SYSTEM COMPRISING A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE AND A MEDICAL DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A protective sleeve for a medical device including a main body which has a distal end and a proximal end and on the lateral surface of which at least one stop element is disposed, which during insertion of the protective sleeve into an introducer limits the insertion depth of the protective sleeve into the introducer and which preferably is disposed at the distal end of the main body. | 08-25-2011 |
20110202001 | BALLOON CATHETER - A balloon catheter, including an outer shaft with a distal end and a fluid line, an inner part located distal anterior to its distal end, as well as a balloon that can be inflated under the influence of a fluid that has been pressurized by the fluid line, that is fastened fluid-tight onto the distal end section of the outer shaft with a first fastening zone at its proximal end, and fluid-tight onto inner part with a second fastening zone at its distal end, whereby the balloon, on at least one of its two ends is designed without cone and with essentially unvarying thin wall thickness, the balloon is provided on at least one of its two ends with respectively one twist anterior to its fastening zone, and a second balloon is placed above the first balloon and is also provided with a twist on at least one of its two ends anterior to the fastening zone, that is directed in the opposite direction of the twist of the first balloon end that is positioned underneath. | 08-18-2011 |