Johnson & Johnson Medical Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Volker Harms

Jorg Priewe

Christoph Walther

Susan Cooper

Simon Cohn

Michael Cardinale

Jonathan B Gabel

Doug Souls

Dajana Kaiser

Jens-Peter Straehnz

A surgical implant () comprises a flexible basic structure () having a face and a plurality of resorbable film pieces () attached to the face of the basic structure (). Each film piece () comprises a plurality of solid protrusions () emerging from the respective film piece () is a direction away from the basic structure ().

Surgical implant

A surgical implant () comprises a flexible basic structure () having a face and a plurality of resorbable film pieces () attached to the face of the basic structure (). Each film piece () comprises a plurality of solid protrusions () emerging from the respective film piece () in a direction away from the basic structure ().

A surgical implant () comprises an areal, flexible, porous basic structure () having a first face and a second face. At least one resorbable dyed film piece () is attached to the basic structure () and comprises a plurality of solid protrusions emerging from the dyed film piece () in a direction away from the basic structure (). The at least one dyed film piece () is arranged in a shape structure which is asymmetric ('E') in the area of the basic structure (). Optionally, the implant () further comprises an adhesion barrier sheet ().

A surgical implant () comprises a mesh-like, flexible basic structure () having a center area and an outer periphery (), wherein the outer periphery () has a polygonal shape with N corners (), N being at least 3. The implant () may comprise at least two pockets (), each pocket () extending from a peripheral line which connects two corners () of the outer periphery () of the basic structure () towards the center area of the basic structure (). The center area of the basic structure () can be marked by a center marking (), wherein directional indicators () point from the center marking () to at least two corners () of the outer periphery () of the basic structure ().

Surgical mesh implant

An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing, a firing system disposed in the housing, an actuator coupled with the housing for actuating the firing system, an elongated shaft extending from the housing, the elongated shaft having an outer diameter, and a cap secured to the distal end of the elongated shaft, whereby the cap has a lower distal edge that extends laterally beyond the outer diameter of the elongated shaft. The lower distal edge of the cap has a length that is greater than the outer diameter of the elongated shaft. The cap has a distal end face that slopes upwardly and proximally from the lower distal edge, and the cap has a surgical fastener delivery window formed in the distal end face for dispensing surgical fasteners. The delivery window has a lower end that is spaced from the lower distal edge.

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Volker Harms