Ethicon, Gmbh

Johnson & Johnson Medical Gmbh

Birgit Hartkop

Christoph Walther

Barbara Schuldt-Hempe

Burkhard Peters

Thorsten Deichmann

Jörg Priewe

Aida Astani-Matthies

Andrea Hennemann

Jörg Holste

A surgical implant () adapted for repairing a tissue or muscle wall defect comprises an outer section () and an inner section () located in the outer section (), wherein the outer section () and the inner section () are formed from one double-sheet of a flexible basic structure, which preferably comprises a mesh. The implant can be strengthened by reinforcement elements ().

Surgical implant

An areal implant has a long-term-stable, mesh-like basic structure which has pores of a size in the range from 1.5 mm to 8 mm and is provided, at least in a part area, on both sides with a synthetic, resorbable polymer film. The two polymer films are glued or welded together in pores of the basic structure.

Areal implant

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Birgit Hartkop