Abstract: A method using a system and a system having at least one autonomous vehicle, with the autonomous vehicle having at least one drive, at least one brake, and at least one steering, with the vehicle having a navigation system, with the navigation system having a first radio receiver for a global navigation satellite system and a second radio receiver for a global navigation satellite system, with the first radio receiver and the second radio receiver being arranged at a predefined spacing on the vehicle, with the navigation system having a control and evaluation unit to which the first radio receiver and the second radio receiver are connected, with the control and evaluation unit having two independent processor units, with the control and evaluation unit being configured to evaluate the position data of the first radio receiver and the position data of the second radio receiver using both processor units and to compare them with one another, and with the control and evaluation unit being configured to generate

Abstract: It is provided a cardiac valve prosthesis, obtainable by a method comprising the following steps: a) providing human or animal body tissue, b) shaping the body tissue in a shaping process to give the body tissue a shape and size of a cardiac valve, c) fixation and stabilization of the body tissue by a cross-linking agent, thereby preserving the shape given to the body tissue by the shaping process and thus obtaining a cardiac valve prosthesis. In this context, the cross-linking agent comprises at least one compound having a structure according to general formula (I).

Abstract: It is provided a method for manufacturing a mold for a cardiac valve prosthesis. The method comprising the following steps: a) providing 3-D imaging data of an impaired cardiac valve of an individual, wherein the 3-D imaging data has been previously obtained by an appropriate imaging method; b) 3-D reconstructing the 3-D imaging data, thereby at least partially correcting impairments of the impaired cardiac valve so as to obtain reconstructed 3-D imaging data representing a virtual cardiac valve having a performance that better corresponds to the performance of a non-impaired cardiac valve than the performance of the impaired cardiac valve does, c) using the reconstructed 3-D imaging data to generate a virtual 3-D mold for an individually personalized cardiac valve prosthesis, and d) using the virtual 3-D mold to manufacture a real mold for an individually personalized cardiac valve prosthesis.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cardiac valve prosthesis is disclosed. This method comprises the following steps: a) shaping human or animal body tissue in a shaping process to give the body tissue a shape of a cardiac valve, and b) fixation and stabilization of the body tissue by a cross-linking agent, thereby preserving the shape given to the body tissue by the shaping process and thus obtaining a cardiac valve prosthesis. Furthermore, a method of implanting an autologous or allogenic cardiac valve prosthesis to an individual in need thereof is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cardiac valve prosthesis is disclosed. This method comprises the following steps: a) shaping human or animal body tissue in a shaping process to give the body tissue a shape of a cardiac valve, and b) fixation and stabilization of the body tissue by a cross-linking agent, thereby preserving the shape given to the body tissue by the shaping process and thus obtaining a cardiac valve prosthesis. Furthermore, a method of implanting an autologous or allogenic cardiac valve prosthesis to an individual in need thereof is disclosed.

Abstract: It is provided a device for the transcutaneous implantation of an epicardial pacemaker electrode, which is arranged in a tubular, flexible implantation catheter insertable into the pericardial space. The distal end area of the electrode is connected to a shape-variable element for aligning the electrode, in particular for adjusting the implantation angle thereof, and for stabilizing, in particular laterally stabilizing, the electrode.

Abstract: It is provided a device for the transcutaneous implantation of an epicardial pacemaker electrode, which is arranged in a tubular, flexible implantation catheter insertable into the pericardial space. The distal end area of the electrode is connected to a shape-variable element for aligning the electrode, in particular for adjusting the implantation angle thereof, and for stabilizing, in particular laterally stabilizing, the electrode.