Title:
A MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR OCCLUDING AN OPENING IN A BODY AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH A MEDICAL IMPLANT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/060856
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a medical implant (1) for occluding an opening in a body and a method of producing such a medical implant. Disclosed is an improved occluder (1), which provides improved occlusion, improved sealing and improved endothelialization. The occluder slows down the blood flow through the defect. In one embodiment, a medical implant (1) for occluding an opening in a body is provided, wherein the medical implant (1) comprises a body mesh of strands forming a plurality of adjacent cells delimited by the strands, the body mesh having an external surface, and a coating (22) or a non-fibrous film membrane (17) covering the external surface for at least partly restricting a fluid flow through a structural tissue defect, such as a defect in the heart.
Inventors:
OTTMA RUEDIGER (DE)
HEIPL MICHAEL (DE)
TILCHNER SEBASTIAN (DE)
SCHMIDT KATHRIN (DE)
HEIPL MICHAEL (DE)
TILCHNER SEBASTIAN (DE)
SCHMIDT KATHRIN (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2012/071279
Publication Date:
August 08, 2013
Filing Date:
October 26, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OCCLUTECH HOLDING AG (CH)
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61B17/12; D04C3/48
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2002071977A2 | 2002-09-19 | |||
| WO2001045590A2 | 2001-06-28 | |||
| WO2009124247A2 | 2009-10-08 | |||
| WO2011057002A2 | 2011-05-12 |
Foreign References:
| US20070066993A1 | 2007-03-22 | |||
| US20110130657A1 | 2011-06-02 | |||
| EP2248471A1 | 2010-11-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIPA AB (Helsingborg, SE)
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