Patents by Inventor Christof Merckle

Christof Merckle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Longitudinally Flexible Textile Vascular Prosthesis
    Publication number: 20080065199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a textile vascular prosthesis (1) with a circulatory pleating formed by folds (4), and with an arch-shaped longitudinal flexion (2) extending over at least a partial section and formed by asymmetric shortening gathering of the prosthesis wall by means of at least one longitudinal seam (7) extending along the partial section. The at least one longitudinal seam gathers the prosthesis wall while preserving the accordion-like structure (4) and the compacted state of the pleating (4) in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: AESCULAP AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Lisa Lippoth, Christof Merckle, Helmut Goldmann, Jürgen Scherberich, Hans-Hinrich Sievers