Flexible hollow organ
First Claim
1. A prosthesis for implantation in a human or animal body, the prosthesis comprising a flexible non-corrugated prosthetic tube means for a throughflow of a medium, and at least one flexible elastic braided hose means is arranged along at least a portion of a wall of the tube means for imparting an increased resistance against buckling and compression to the tube means thereby reducing a critical bending radius of the prosthesis, the at least one braided hose means is formed as a hollow meshwork braided in a linen weave mode with a braiding angle of the braided hose means being in a range of 60°
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Abstract
A flexible hollow organ, especially a vascular prosthesis intended for implantation in the human or animal body parts. The hollow organ includes a flexible prosthetic tube serving for a throughflow of a medium or which consists of such a prosthetic tube. A wall of the prosthetic tube exhibits at least one braided hose of flexible, elastic threads produced as a hollow meshwork. The hose, where provided, imparts to the prosthetic tube an increased resistance against buckling and compression.
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40 Claims
- 1. A prosthesis for implantation in a human or animal body, the prosthesis comprising a flexible non-corrugated prosthetic tube means for a throughflow of a medium, and at least one flexible elastic braided hose means is arranged along at least a portion of a wall of the tube means for imparting an increased resistance against buckling and compression to the tube means thereby reducing a critical bending radius of the prosthesis, the at least one braided hose means is formed as a hollow meshwork braided in a linen weave mode with a braiding angle of the braided hose means being in a range of 60°
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3. A prosthesis for implantation in a human or animal body, the prosthesis comprising a flexible non-corrugated prosthetic tube means for a throughflow of a medium and at least one flexible elastic braided hose means arranged along at least a portion of a wall of the tube means for imparting an increased resistance against buckling and compression to the tube means thereby reducing a critical bending radius of the prosthesis, the tube means includes at least two mutually coaxial tubular layers, said at least one flexible elastic braided hose means formed as a hollow meshwork is embedded in said tube means, and the braided hose means is arranged in one of the tubular layers so as to substantially subdivide the same into two sublayers.
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4. A prosthesis for implantation in a human or animal body, the prosthesis comprising a flexible non-corrugated prosthetic tube means for a throughflow of a medium, and at least one flexible elastic braided hose means formed as a hollow meshwork is arranged along at least a portion of a wall of the tube means for imparting an increased resistance against buckling and compression to the tube means thereby reducing a critical bending radius of the prosthesis, the hose means formed as a hollow meshwork is braided in such a manner so as to have substantially rhomboidal perforations between threads thereof so as to enable material of the tube means to be accommodated in the perforations.
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37. A prosthesis according to claim 46, wherein the braided hose means is coaxially disposed with respect to the tubular layers.
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