Implantable device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9179899
APP PUB NO 20080262518A1
SERIAL NO

11973267

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In an implantable device (1) for use in the human and/or animal body for closure or partial closure of defect openings (2), cavities, organ passages etc or for providing a defined communicating opening between walls, organs, cavities etc comprising a carrier structure (17) which in a primary form has a large ratio of length to transverse extent along an axis (x) and in a secondary form has a smaller ratio of length to transverse extent along the axis (x), wherein the carrier structure (17) has a proximal and a distal portion (10, 11) and is formed in the manner of a weft and/or mesh and/or layered cloth and/or gauze, at least the one portion (11) in the secondary form has a first part (14) facing outwardly away from the other portion (10) or towards same and a second part (13) which deploys first from the primary form into the secondary form and which is folded back in a direction towards the other portion (10) or inwardly on to the first part (14).

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PFM MEDICAL GMBH50996 KÖLN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Freudenthal, Franz La Paz, BO 22 2151

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