Reinforced vascular prosthesis with long-term antimicrobial action

US8940039B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

• Helmut Goldmann · Tuttlingen, DE
• Dennis Langanke · Kassel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 26, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 27, 2015
• Expiry date: May 28, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2300/606
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A vascular prosthesis includes a prosthesis wall whose outer surface has at least one reinforcing means, the surface of the prosthesis wall and the surface of the at least one reinforcer being coated, at least in part, with an antimicrobial layer.