Surgical thread comprising cells and method of manufacturing the thread

US9017378B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Aesculap AG · DE
• B. Braun Surgical S.A. · ES
• Ithamar Stocchero · BR

Inventors

• Ithamar Stocchero · São Paulo, BR
• Erich Odermatt · Schaffhausen, CH
• Lutz Funk · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES
• Volker Friedrich · Roth, DE
• Marta Casanovas Albalate · Barcelona, ES

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 25, 2010
• Grant date: Apr 28, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2300/64
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A thread, in particular surgical thread includes a cell-retaining structure and cells and a method for manufacturing the thread.