Occlutech Holding Ag

Christoph Classen

Andreas Henseler

Frank Willems

Wolfgang Witt

Swen Franzen

Harrie Van Baars

The device for closing openings or cavities in blood vessels, e.g. in veins or in the heart, said device comprises a closing body comprising an outer side having a partial region arranged for blood flow therealong at least in a part of said partial region thereof when said closing body is in its state of use for closing said opening or cavity. Furthermore, the device comprises at least one layer () of biostable nonwoven fiber material, which at least within a partial surface of said partial region of said outer side of the closing body is at least partially in abutment on the closing body.

Device for closing openings or cavities in blood vessels

The invention relates to a structure having fibers which are adhesively bonded to one another in locations and have a permeability for air of between 0.5 ml/min*cmand 1.5 ml/min*cm, wherein said structure has an at least one-sided coating which reduces the permeability of the structure to below 0.2 ml/min*cm.

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Munich, Georgia

Christoph Classen