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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Hanno Winter, Berlin, DE;
Inventor:
Hanno Winter, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00504 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00011 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00345 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00619 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00755 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biocompatible material layer for use as an intermediary layer between body tissue surfaces to be fused in a body tissue fusion, wherein the material layer includes two sides opposite to one another, wherein the material layer is configured so that it provides portions with comparatively higher electrical resistance and portions with comparatively lower electrical resistance between body tissue surfaces to be fused.