Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable vascular implant for implantation into vessels of a patient, the vascular implant being convertible from a compressed state to an expanded state, and the vascular implant comprising the following: a hollow cylindrical main body having a longitudinal direction and a proximal end and a distal end, and a main body lumen which extends from the proximal to the distal end. The hollow cylindrical main body is formed by a tubular lattice structure, the tubular lattice structure having at least one first and at least one second region, the first region being fixedly connected to the second region, the first region being designed to be self-expandable, and the second region is designed to be balloon-dilatable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intraluminal vascular prosthesis for implantation into a blood vessel, with a stent framework and a prosthesis material secured onto the stent framework, wherein the vascular prosthesis has a hollow-cylindrical body with a lumen passing there through and a circumferentially closed jacket, wherein at least one substantially U-shaped or V-shaped fenestration-cut in the prosthesis material of the vascular prosthesis is provided, which is dimensioned and formed, such, that via the fenestration-cut a flap-like access to the lumen of the vascular prosthesis for at least one side branch branching off from the hollow-cylindrical body can be formed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intraluminal vessel prosthesis system for implantation in the region of the aortic arch of a patient, comprising a hollow cylindrical main vessel prosthesis, wherein the hollow cylindrical main vessel prosthesis is configured and dimensioned for implantation in the region of the artic arch and the descending aorta (Aorta descendens) of the patient and wherein the main vessel prosthesis, at least over part of the length L2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis, and wherein the diameter D2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis is at least 45% smaller than the diameter D1 of the main vessel prosthesis and wherein the length L2 of the anchoring vessel prosthesis is shorter than the length L2 of the main vessel prosthesis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stent graft for implantation in vessels of a patient, wherein the stent graft has a hollow cylindrical main body made of a first prosthesis material, with a proximal end and a distal end, with a longitudinal axis c and a circumference u, at least one pocket element which is made of a second prosthesis material and which is mounted circumferentially on the outer face and/or inner face of the main body in order to form a circumferential closed pocket on a longitudinal portion of the main body, and at least one stent element which extends in a meandering formation around the main body and is received inside the pocket element.

Abstract: The present invention relates a vascular prosthesis for a blood vessel of a patient, which has the following: a hollow-cylindrical main body with a main lumen extending therein, an also a multiplicity of stent rings, which are not connected to one another, are arranged spaced apart one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vascular prosthesis and running around in a meandering formation. The vascular prosthesis also has four side branches, which extend distally into the main lumen from fenestrations in the prosthesis material lying between the stent rings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catheter comprising a balloon, wherein said catheter comprises the following: a dilatation body and a catheter shaft which comprises a proximal and a distal end; the catheter shaft additionally comprising a fluid lumen by means of which a fluid can be fed to said dilatation body. The dilatation body is made up of at least three balloon segments which are arranged immediately adjacently to one another and one being the other on said catheter shaft, and can be dilated independently of one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-expanding vascular implant for implanting into a blood vessel, the implant comprising a hollow cylindrical body with a proximal and a distal end and with a longitudinal axis; comprising stent springs, which are successively arranged and spaced from one another over the longitudinal axis of the body, each stent spring meandering; and comprising an implant material, which is fixed to the stent springs and connects same. The stent springs have pointed arches which alternately point toward the proximal and distal direction and comprise alternating crests and troughs that are connected to one another via legs of different lengths, whereby a stent spring has pointed arches, which are circumferentially and successively arranged and which have different heights, said pointed arches consisting of higher and shorter pointed arches.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stent graft and to an insertion system for the stent graft according to the invention. The stent graft comprises a stent graft portion with a self-expanding stent having successive rings of meandering supports and a first prosthesis material secured on the rings. On at least one of its rings, the stent graft portion has two loop-shaped fixing elements which are attached via a common fixing area and which are attached to the supports of the rings in such a way that, due to the fact that they are guided in opposite directions around the hollow cylindrical body, the latter is compressible. Furthermore, the insertion system according to the invention also has a pin element with which the loop-shaped fixing elements can be threaded on.

Abstract: A delivery system is equipped with a self expanding stent for implantation into a blood vessel, in particular in the region of the aortic arch. The stent has a hollow cylindrical body which is radially compressed for implantation. A pull-back sheath which surrounds the stent and which radially compresses it is also provided for positioning and releasing the stent in the blood vessel. The pull-back sheath has a highly flexible front section which surrounds the stent and which maintains said stent in its compressed state, and has further a more rigid rear section which is connected to the front section and which is designed to transmit torsional and traction forces to the front section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-expanding vascular prosthesis for implantation in a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a hollow-cylindrical base body, a vascular prosthetic trunk having a first and a second opening, and at least two vascular prosthesis side branches which are outgoing from the vascular prosthetic trunk and are formed integrally with the vascular prosthetic trunk. The vascular prosthetic trunk has sections which comprise a tapered peripheral part, in which the vascular prosthesis side branches are mounted.

Abstract: The invention relates to an intraluminal vascular prosthesis, preferably for implanting in the aortic arch. The prosthesis has a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end; a first vascular prosthesis portion; a second vascular prosthesis portion; and a stent portion which is provided between the first and the second vascular prosthesis portion and which is rigidly connected to said vascular prosthesis portions, said stent portion being free of prosthesis material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stent-graft system comprising a first hollow cylindrical stent-graft body and at least one second hollow cylindrical stent-graft body. The first and the second stent-graft bodies are two structurally separate stent-graft bodies, and each comprise a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis. The first and the second stent-graft bodies further each comprise a stent-graft portion and a stent portion. The stent portion of the first stent-graft body and the stent portion of the second stent-graft body are designed in such a way that they can be at least partially inserted into one another in order to form one shared stent portion which is free from prosthesis material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-expanding vascular implant for implanting into a blood vessel of a patient. The vascular implant has a main body and at least one side body, and has integrally formed, one-piece stent springs, which are successively arranged in the longitudinal axis of the main body, with each stent spring meandering perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and an implant material which is fixed to and connects the stent springs. The stent springs have pointed arches that alternately point toward the proximal end and the distal end of the main body and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof. The at least one side body that branches off from the main body is, in the self-expanded state, set out at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the main body.

Abstract: A stent graft comprises a hollow cylindrical body and a sleeve catheter, wherein the body comprises at least a self-expanding stent and prosthetic material, wherein the body has a circumference in a compressed state which is smaller than a circumference of the body in an expanded state. The sleeve catheter is embodied as a flap-shaped compression element comprising two longitudinal edges, wherein a first longitudinal edge is attached to the body, wherein an extent of the flap-shaped compression element perpendicular to the first longitudinal edge is smaller than the circumference of the body in the expanded state, wherein, for compressing the body, the flap-shaped compression element can be placed around the body and a free second longitudinal edge is detachably fixable to fixation points arranged on the body and/or on the flap-shaped compression element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pusher assembly for an insertion system for a vascular implant. The pusher assembly has a catheter tube. The catheter tube has a tubular cavity for accommodating a guide wire and has a proximal catheter tube segment and a distal catheter tube segment adjoining the proximal catheter tube segment. The distal catheter tube segment is provided at least partially for movably accommodating a vascular implant on the distal catheter tube segment. The catheter tube also has a pusher unit for releasing the vascular implant, said pusher unit being proximally adjacent to a vascular implant loaded onto catheter tube. The pusher assembly is characterized in that the pusher unit is formed by individual, segment-like elements, which are arranged on behind the other and adjacent to each other and are arranged on the catheter tube in order to proximally adjoin the vascular implant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vascular prosthesis system for inserting into and for supporting a blood vessel of a patient. The vascular prosthesis system comprises (i) a stent graft element comprising a prosthesis material, and (ii) a stent element free of prosthesis material. Furthermore, a strip-like prosthesis material segment is provided, by means of which the stent graft element and the stent element are connected to each other, in such a way that the strip-like prosthesis material segment forms a prosthesis material bridge.

Abstract: The present invention relates a vascular prosthesis for a blood vessel of a patient, which has the following: a hollow-cylindrical main body with a main lumen extending therein, an also a multiplicity of stent rings, which are not connected to one another, are arranged spaced apart one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vascular prosthesis and running around in a meandering formation. The vascular prosthesis also has four side branches, which extend distally into the main lumen from fenestrations in the prosthesis material lying between the stent rings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-expanding vascular prosthesis for implantation in a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a hollow-cylindrical base body, a vascular prosthetic trunk having a first and a second opening, and at least two vascular prosthesis side branches which are outgoing from the vascular prosthetic trunk and are formed integrally with the vascular prosthetic trunk. The vascular prosthetic trunk has sections which comprise a tapered peripheral part, in which the vascular prosthesis side branches are mounted.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catheter comprising a balloon, wherein said catheter comprises the following: a dilatation body and a catheter shaft which comprises a proximal and a distal end; the catheter shaft additionally comprising a fluid lumen by means of which a fluid can be fed to said dilatation body. The dilatation body is made up of at least three balloon segments which are arranged immediately adjacently to one another and one being the other on said catheter shaft, and can be dilated independently of one another.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stent graft and to an insertion system for the stent graft according to the invention. The stent graft includes a stent graft portion with a self-expanding stent having successive rings of meandering supports and a first prosthesis material secured on the rings. On at least one of its rings, the stent graft portion has two loop-shaped fixing elements which are attached via a common fixing area and which are attached to the supports of the rings in such a way that, due to the fact that they are guided in opposite directions around the hollow cylindrical body, the latter is compressible. Furthermore, the insertion system according to the invention also has a pin element with which the loop-shaped fixing elements can be threaded on.