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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2007
Applicants:
Wolfgang Abele, Tuttlingen/Donau, DE;
Franz-josef Kupferschmid, Emmingen-Liptengen, DE;
Erich Odermatt, Schaffhausen, CH;
Erhard Müller, Stuttgart, DE;
Hans-gerd Schmees, Wannweil, DE;
Inventors:
Wolfgang Abele, Tuttlingen/Donau, DE;
Franz-Josef Kupferschmid, Emmingen-Liptengen, DE;
Erich Odermatt, Schaffhausen, CH;
Erhard Müller, Stuttgart, DE;
Hans-Gerd Schmees, Wannweil, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); B32B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flat implant, particularly a hernia mesh, has the form of a textile net having an opening and made from non-resorbable monofilament yarns. The net includes yarns of different thicknesses which run parallel to each other.