Patents by Inventor Franz Bentele

Franz Bentele 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).

  • Patent number: 8591572
    Abstract: A surgical implant is made from biocompatible fiber material as a woven textile fabric, in particular in the form of a vascular prosthesis, the woven fabric being so configured that its permeability to blood is so low that the blood impregnates the textile fabric upon implantation and seals it off by coagulating, but does not flow through it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Franz Bentele, Helmut Goldmann
  • Publication number: 20090192597
    Abstract: A surgical implant is made from biocompatible fiber material as a woven textile fabric, in particular in the form of a vascular prosthesis, the woven fabric being so configured that its permeability to blood is so low that the blood impregnates the textile fabric upon implantation and seals it off by coagulating, but does not flow through it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: AESCULAP AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Franz Bentele, Helmut Goldmann
  • Patent number: 7530996
    Abstract: A surgical implant is made from biocompatible fiber material as a woven textile fabric, in particular in the form of a vascular prosthesis, the woven fabric being so configured that its permeability to blood is so low that the blood impregnates the textile fabric upon implantation and seals it off by coagulating, but does not flow through it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Aesculap AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Franz Bentele, Helmut Goldmann
  • Publication number: 20040186589
    Abstract: A surgical implant is made from biocompatible fiber material as a woven textile fabric, in particular in the form of a vascular prosthesis, the woven fabric being so configured that its permeability to blood is so low that the blood impregnates the textile fabric upon implantation and seals it off by coagulating, but does not flow through it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Franz Bentele, Helmut Goldmann