Abstract: A puncture seal that seals a hollow organ having a puncture opening in a wall includes an inner bearing element that bears on an intraluminal side of the wall of the hollow organ, and a connection element connected to the inner bearing element and which, when the seal is fitted on the wall, protrudes through the puncture opening, wherein the inner bearing element has a surface area greater than the puncture opening, the inner bearing element is a continuous strip extending in an arc shape and strip sections lie substantially flat alongside one another in a fitted state, and the strip sections have a width that is smaller than the greatest length of the puncture opening, and the inner bearing element along the strip can be inserted into the hollow organ through the puncture opening and substantially parallel to the wall of the hollow organ.

Abstract: A puncture seal that seals a hollow organ having a puncture opening in a wall includes an inner bearing element that bears on an intraluminal side of the wall of the hollow organ, and a connection element connected to the inner bearing element and which, when the seal is fitted on the wall, protrudes through the puncture opening, wherein the inner bearing element has a surface area greater than the puncture opening, the inner bearing element is a continuous strip extending in an arc shape and strip sections lie substantially flat alongside one another in a fitted state, and the strip sections have a width that is smaller than the greatest length of the puncture opening, and the inner bearing element along the strip can be inserted into the hollow organ through the puncture opening and substantially parallel to the wall of the hollow organ.

Abstract: A vascular occlusion screw (100) for essentially blood-tight occlusion of a blood vessel, the vascular occlusion screw comprising: a. a basically rigid screw head (102) for fixing the vascular occlusion screw inside the lumen of the blood vessel, the screw head comprising at least one groove (106) for attachment with an insertion instrument; and b. a semi-rigid or elastic body (104), the body having a threaded surface helping to occlude the lumen of the blood vessel.

Abstract: An In-Out-Lay Prosthesis (IOLP) (100), a catheter device (500), and methods are provided for replacing a diseased section of a blood vessel by using a sutureless technique. The IOLP has a tubular body member (102), a fixing end (106), and a connecting end (108). The fixing end has attachment means (110) that help in fixing the IOLP to the blood vessel. The connecting end helps in joining one IOLP to another similar IOLP. The catheter device has an inflatable end (502) that helps in pressing the attachment means into the wall of the blood vessel.