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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Hans-hinrich Sievers, Kronshagen, DE;
Lisa Lippoth, Denkingen, DE;
Inventors:
Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Kronshagen, DE;
Lisa Lippoth, Denkingen, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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.