Aesculap Ag

Bernd Blender

Christoph Rothweiler

Erich Odermatt

Christian Huber

Eugen Herner

Christof Merckle

Nikolaus Hafner

Stefan Eick

Patrick Heizmann

Rainer Bargon

Dieter Weisshaupt

Jürgen Wegmann

Juergen Wegmann

Silke König

Dieter Weißhaupt

Jürgen Duffner

Erich K Odermatt

Surgical tissue fusion instrument and support structure having two gripping structures which are movable relative to each other and which are designed to bring together biological tissue sections that are to be connected to each other, with heat-generating means which are assigned to the gripping structures and, during tissue fusion, cause heat to be introduced in the area of a connection site of the biological tissue sections, and also with a support structure which is held between the gripping structures and, during tissue fusion, is operatively connected to the tissue sections. The support structure has at least one additional physical functional structure for aiding or promoting the tissue fusion.

Surgical tissue fusion instrument and support structure for same

Surgical tissue fusion instrument having two gripping structures which are movable relative to each other, are designed for gripping and bringing together biological tissue sections, and are assigned heat-generating means designed in such a way that tissue fusion takes place between the biological tissue sections by heat being supplied in the area of the gripping structures. At least one gripping structure is assigned a fluid-conducting system, which is designed to supply at least one liquid or flowable additive to the tissue sections during a tissue fusion process.

Surgical tissue fusion instrument

A surgical system that connects biological tissue includes a) a surgical instrument with two tool elements movable in relation to one another and in each case including an electrode, which electrodes, in a coming-together position of the tool elements preferably define a minimum distance from one another, lie opposite one another and face one another, and b) a medically compatible material assisting connection of the tissue.

Surgical system for connecting body tissue parts

A planar implant for replacement of biological tissues includes a layered structure including a) a lyophilized pericardium layer of biological origin, and b) at least one sponge-like layer of lyophilized extracellular protein.

Planar implant

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Mühlheim a.d. Donau, Germany

Bernd Blender