Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device. In particular, the present invention concerns a medical device which can be detected by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Abstract: The invention relates to a dental post formed from a composite of fibers and a matrix material, wherein X-ray markers are embedded in the matrix material and the X-ray markers are formed from visible and/or UV light reflective material. According to another aspect of the invention, the X-ray markers are concentrated in a central region of the dental post. The dental post has very good mechanical properties and allows visible and/or UV light to pass through to cure an adhesive disposed on the dental post.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stent and a system for putting in place a stent. Said stent is used especially for splinting a vein and consists of a braided, tubular supporting member (2) that has a minimum length of 60 mm. The supporting member is braided from one or more wires in such a way that portions of the wire or wires, resp., delimit rhombuses. The disclosed stent is characterized in that in the unloaded state of the stent, the longitudinal size of most of the rhombuses (7) in the longitudinal direction (15) of the stent (1) is not shorter than the transversal size of the rhombuses.

Abstract: According to the invention an apparatus for extrusion of a structured extrudate, which can be introduced into a human or animal body, is provided. This apparatus comprises an extrusion apparatus with a housing, whereas the housing has a revolving lateral wall which at a front end in the direction of production is provided with a nozzle wall with an outlet nozzle, and in the direction of production prior to that with a global sleeve, whereas the space in the housing between the global sleeve, the lateral wall and the outlet nozzle confines an extrusion space, and the housing in the region of the extrusion space can be connected to a polymer feeding appliance. In the global sleeve at least one guide channel extending in the direction of production is provided in order to be able to insert at least one rod-shaped body from a feeding appliance for rod-shaped bodies into the extrusion space, whereas the at least one guide channel is arranged in about straight alignment to the outlet nozzle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rod-shaped body comprising a central section and a peripheral section, wherein the central section is arranged in the center of the rod-shaped body and is enclosed by the peripheral section. Both the central section and the peripheral section substantially extend along the entire length of the rod-shaped body. The central section comprises at least one non-metallic fiber bundle that is embedded in a non-ferromagnetic matrix material. The matrix material is doped with marker particles. The peripheral section comprises at least one undoped, non-ferromagnetic matrix material. The diameter of the central section is less than or equal to 0.2 mm, preferably less than or equal to 0.15 mm, and even more preferably, less than or equal to 0.1 mm, and in particular less than or equal to 0.08 mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for splinting and/or maintaining a cavity, an organ duct and or a vessel in a human or animal body, said device including at least one compressible and self-expanding stent that is composed of at least three phases.

Abstract: Described is a method for obtaining a mixture of the rapeseed proteins napin and cruciferin, or the individual proteins, in pure form from rapeseed meal, wherein once a raw extract has been obtained using a suitable extraction medium the desired proteins are purified from the raw extract by several purification steps at defined pH levels.

Abstract: According to the invention an apparatus for extrusion of a structured extrudate, which can be introduced into a human or animal body, is provided. This apparatus comprises an extrusion apparatus with a housing, whereas the housing has a revolving lateral wall which at a front end in the direction of production is provided with a nozzle wall with an outlet nozzle, and in the direction of production prior to that with a global sleeve, whereas the space in the housing between the global sleeve, the lateral wall and the outlet nozzle confines an extrusion space, and the housing in the region of the extrusion space can be connected to a polymer feeding appliance. In the global sleeve at least one guide channel extending in the direction of production is provided in order to be able to insert at least one rod-shaped body from a feeding appliance for rod-shaped bodies into the extrusion space, whereas the at least one guide channel is arranged in about straight alignment to the outlet nozzle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stent and a system for putting in place a stent. Said stent is used especially for splinting a vein and consists of a braided, tubular supporting member (2) that has a minimum length of 60 mm. The supporting member is braided from one or more wires in such a way that portions of the wire or wires, resp., delimit rhombuses. The disclosed stent is characterized in that in the unloaded state of the stent, the longitudinal size of most of the rhombuses (7) in the longitudinal direction (15) of the stent (1) is not shorter than the transversal size of the rhombuses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device. In particular, the present invention concerns a medical device which can be detected by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Abstract: A compressible, self-expandable stent for splinting and/or keeping open a cavity, an organ duct, and/or a vessel in the human or animal body is disclosed. The stent is configured in a tubular fashion and has a mesh of at least one wire. At a distal end of the stent, a portion each of the wire is bent into a loop, whereas the portion of the wire is wrapped around to form a twist tie, by means of which the loop is closed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rod-shaped body comprising a central section and a peripheral section, wherein the central section is arranged in the center of the rod-shaped body and is enclosed by the peripheral section. Both the central section and the peripheral section substantially extend along the entire length of the rod-shaped body. The central section comprises at least one non-metallic fiber bundle that is embedded in a non-ferromagnetic matrix material. The matrix material is doped with marker particles. The peripheral section comprises at least one undoped, non-ferromagnetic matrix material. The diameter of the central section is less than or equal to 0.2 mm, preferably less than or equal to 0.15 mm, and even more preferably, less than or equal to 0.1 mm, and in particular less than or equal to 0.08 mm.

Abstract: Described is a method for obtaining a mixture of the rapeseed proteins napin and cruciferin, or the individual proteins, in pure form from rapeseed meal, wherein once a raw extract has been obtained using a suitable extraction medium the desired proteins are purified from the raw extract by several purification steps at defined pH levels.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a medical device detectable by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), said medical device comprising an envelope polymer that is at least partly removed at the distal end of the medical device wherein said distal end is provided with a coating comprising a coating polymer modified with at least one chemical compound having one or more chemically active free functional groups to provide a surface coating covalently bonded to the free functional groups of the modified coating polymer, wherein paramagnetic ions are encompassed in the coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stent for splinting a nasal passage. The stent (1) consists of a braided tubular support body (2) which, in unloaded state, has a diameter of at least 4 mm and a length in the range of 25 to 120 mm and particularly of 25 to 100 mm. The stent may have a widened section (15) at the proximal end for splinting of the nasal alar. It may alternatively or in combination have a fixation section (3) at the proximal end of the stent (1) for fixation of the stent (1) in a nasal passage of a user. When fixed the fixation section (3) protrudes from the nostril of the user and can be fixed outside of the nose.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a medical device which can be detected by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The medical device is characterized by having mechanically stably attached a coating comprising paramagnetic ions which are directly and strongly encompassed by the coating polymers. The medical device comprises a modified envelope polymer providing chemically active free functional groups and a coating covalently bonded to the free functional groups of the envelope polymer at its surface. The coating contains statistically encompassed paramagnetic ions to render it MR visible.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument that can be inserted into a human or animal body. The medical instrument includes an instrument body having at least one poor electrically conducting rod-type body made of a matrix material and non-metallic filaments. The medical instrument is characterized in that the rod-shaped body is doped with X-ray marker particles, and the medical instrument includes an MR-marker, or the instrument body includes an immobilized active MR marker in the surface area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of obtaining a desired protein from a transgenic host organism, the gene coding for this protein being not expressed until the host organism has been harvested and the method being characterized in that (a) the transgenic host organism contains the gene coding for the desired protein such that it is only expressed in the presence of a chemical inductor, and (b) contacting with the inductor takes place via the phase surrounding the host organism after the host organism has been harvested. The invention also relates to a host organism suitable for carrying out this method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides exhibiting antibiotic, and anti-viral and anti-cancer effects. In particular, the invention relates to modified T4 lysozyme, polypeptides comprising fragments of T4 lysozyme and to the production and use thereof. The fields of application for this invention are wide-ranging, and include, for example, human and veterinary uses, resistance cultivation in plants and prevention of bacterial and/or fungal-mediated food spoilage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an expression system for anaerobic gene expression in higher plants. The expression system comprises the promoter GapC4 or a fragment or variant and a gene to be expressed. A concrete field of application of the present invention is agriculture, particularly resistance cultivation.