Surgical implant

US9498197B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH · US

Inventors

• Burkhard Peters · Kühlungsborn, DE
• Aida Astani-Matthies · Kaltenkirchen, DE
• Christoph Walther · Kattendorf, DE
• Thorsten Deichmann · Lübeck, DE
• Dajana Kaiser · Berlin, DE
• Birgit Hartkop · Berkenthin, DE
• Andrea Hennemann · Sievershütten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 2013
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 29, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2230/0067
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical implant (1) adapted for repairing a tissue or muscle wall defect comprises an outer section (8) and an inner section (6) located in the outer section (8), wherein the outer section (8) and the inner section (6) are formed from one double-sheet of a flexible basic structure, which preferably comprises a mesh. The implant can be strengthened by reinforcement elements (12).