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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinrich Planck, Nuertingen, DE;
Erhard Mueller, Stuttgart, DE;
Anette Arnold, Esslingen, DE;
Hans-Gerd Schmees, Wannweil, DE;
Bernhard Leibl, Ostfildern, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04G 1/00 ; B32B 5/26 ; B32B 5/02 ; B32B 3/00 ; D02G 3/00 ; A61F 2/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04G 1/00 ; B32B 5/26 ; B32B 5/02 ; B32B 3/00 ; D02G 3/00 ; A61F 2/02 ;
Abstract
A flat hernia implant with a flexible fabric formed from at least two textile fabric structures constructed substantially independently of one another and firmly interconnected over the entire surface area of the hernia implant so as to form a composite structure, is made available for use in surgery.