Aesculap Ag

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Aesculap Ag & Co Kg

Sievers, Hans-hinrich, Prof. Dr. Med.

Lisa Lippoth

Hans-Hinrich Sievers

Helmut Goldmann

Christof Merckle

Jürgen Scherberich

The invention relates to a vessel prosthesis, particularly for the replacement of aorta segments near the heart, in the form of a pleated flexible tube with folds (), the tube being configured as an arc, and the arc shape being fixed in an extension-resistant manner, in the non-implanted state, by means of extension limiters.

Vessel prosthesis, particularly for the replacement of aorta segments near the heart

The invention relates to a textile vascular prosthesis () with a circulatory pleating formed by folds (), and with an arch-shaped longitudinal flexion () extending over at least a partial section and formed by asymmetric shortening gathering of the prosthesis wall by means of at least one longitudinal seam () extending along the partial section. The at least one longitudinal seam gathers the prosthesis wall while preserving the accordion-like structure () and the compacted state of the pleating () in the longitudinal direction.

Longitudinally flexible textile vascular prosthesis

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Denkingen, Germany

Lisa Lippoth