A device for implanting a heart prosthesis including a central body, a containment portion having one or more sub-components, and a release device for the central body capable of being inserted into a catheter. A device for assisting the connection operation between the central body and the sub-components of the containment portion includes an assembly of catheters, of which there are at least two catheters for each sub-component of the containment portion, the catheters being joined to each other over a portion thereof and having at least one free end for each catheter.

The present disclosure relates to an implant component (10, 20) having at least one connecting portion (30, 60), the connecting portion being at least partly coated with a Zr coating and the coating having a thickness of 1-20 μm, preferably 1-6 μm. The present disclosure further relates to a modular endoprosthesis comprising an implant component, to the use of a Zr coating to prevent crevice corrosion and/or fretting corrosion, and to the use of an implant component in patients suffering from a metal allergy.

Described is a catheter for being retained inside the body for extended periods, and a catheter mating device that can connect to the catheter to move the catheter inside of the body or remove it from the body. The catheter mating device has a stem with an apparatus at its distal end. The apparatus is moveable between a first position and a second position. When in its first position, the distal end is configured to fit in the proximal end of the catheter. When in its second position, the distal end engages the proximal end of the catheter and connects the catheter mating device to the catheter.

A system of prosthetic implants for a total knee replacement procedure is provided. The system includes a tibial component of a knee joint implant, a tibial insert configured to be positioned against the superior side of the platform of the tibial component, a first femoral component of a knee joint implant, and a second femoral component of a knee joint implant.

Systems and methods for mitral valve repair having a docking station and a valve implant. The docking station is an anchoring device having a helix structure. The valve implant is made of an expandable frame and a valve, and is radially expandable to a diameter that is at least the same as an expanded diameter of the anchoring device. The method of delivering the docking station and valve implant is performed by inserting the components through device delivery catheters.

The invention relates to a mesh support device (10) for supporting a breast implant, which mesh support device (10) comprises a first mesh panel (11), which comprises a first arm (31) having a length L.sub.1 and a second arm (32) having a length L.sub.2, and a second mesh panel (12), which comprises a first opening (21), which is arranged to receive the first arm (31), and a second opening (22), which is arranged to receive the second arm (32), wherein 30 mm <L.sub.1<210 mm and 30 mm L.sub.2<210 <mm.

A modular prosthetic valve device for implantation in a patient and a system for and method of delivering such a modular valve device and assembling it in vivo are disclosed. The valve device is designed as two or more modules to be delivered unassembled, spatially separate, and combined into an assembled valve device in the body at or near the site of implantation. The valve device of the invention is deliverable as modules, providing a smaller delivery diameter than pre-assembled percutaneous valves, permitting use of a delivery device of reduced diameter, and increasing the flexibility of the valve device during delivery, compared to percutaneous valve devices in the art. The modules of the valve device may be connected by pull wires for delivery sequentially, and then assembled by remote manipulation using the pull wires. Various locking mechanisms are provided for attaching the device modules together.

Multi-filament microcables are used in place of the traditional monofilament wires as the constituent elements of a woven or braided band. This enhances the function and manufacturability of such bands for various applications, such as orthopaedic applications including sternotomy closures.

A hip implant is provided that includes a metal acetabular cup to be inserted into an acetabulum of the pelvis, a femoral head and neck portion with a polymer femoral head molded onto a metal formal head base that is attached to a metal femoral neck rod configured to be inserted into the neck of a femur, and a metal main body shaft configured to be inserted into a femoral shaft region of the femur and secured by bone screws. The head base may have stabilizing features, such as dimples and peripheral mounds, over which the femoral head is molded. The main body shaft also has diagonal hole located at the center line of the neck of the femur to receive the femoral neck rod at an adjustable angle. The femoral head interfaces with the acetabular cup as a smooth plastic-to-metal spherical-surface joint.

A prosthetic stem is configured to reduce the perioperative and intraoperative risk of catastrophic medical complications and death that may be caused by BCIS. The prosthetic stem includes one or more internal channels that are configured to self-regulate intramedullary pressure within a prepared bone channel as the stem is inserted into the channel, thus reducing the likelihood of BCIS without sacrificing biomechanics and maintaining a reliable and repeatable implantation process. The stem includes a head and a body, wherein the head is configured to serve as a joint replacement and the body is configured for insertion into the prepared bone channel of a patient. One or more internal channels in the stem are configured to control the pressure within the prepared bone channel during insertion of the stem into the channel, particularly by forming a path through which excess cement may flow as the stem proceeds into the prepared bone channel. By so limiting pressurization of cement during this process, the risk of BCIS complications and other potential harmful effects are reduced while still maintaining sufficient fixation of the prosthetic stem in the prepared bone channel.