Aesculap AG

A spacer instrument for use in a knee arthroplasty procedure includes a spacer carrier device with at least a first spacer component having a first thickness and a second spacer component having a second thickness. The first thickness is different than the second thickness. A rotative tibia component is rotatively attached to the spacer carrier device via a rotation mechanism. The rotative tibia component is movable in at least a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first spacer component is aligned above the rotative tibia component. In the second position, the second spacer component is aligned above the rotative tibia component, such that each of the spacer components can be 10 temporarily positioned on top of the resected proximal portion of a tibia with or without the rotative tibia component.

A sterilization packaging includes an interior space for receiving medical packaged goods and a sensor unit adapted to measure a first parameter in the interior space. The packaging has a data transmission unit for receiving and transmitting parameter values measured by the sensor unit. The packaging and data transmission unit are matched to one another to allow transmission of parameter values received by the data transmission unit into an outer space around the packaging. A sterilization method includes: introducing packaged goods into packaging and closing the packaging; introducing the closed packaging into a receiving chamber of a sterilizer; starting a sterilization process flow in the sterilizer; detecting parameter values in the packaging and transmitting the parameter values to a control unit of the sterilizer; and controlling the sterilization process flow as a function of the parameter values.

A safety needle system includes a needle and a safety device. The safety device includes a housing having a channel. A stem of the needle can pass through the channel. The housing can slide over the stem such that the needle is moveable relative to the housing between a first position, in which the needle tip protrudes from the housing, and a second position, in which the needle tip is inside the channel. A closing device can close a distal opening of the housing when the needle is in the second position. The closing device includes a protection flap that closes the distal opening when the protection flap is in a first flap position. The closing device also includes a securing element configured to block movement or deformation of the protection flap out of the first flap position towards the inside of the channel.

A modular instrument system for use in a knee joint replacement operation includes a tibial component, a first femoral component, a second femoral component and at least one spacer element. The different components of the modular instrument system are releasably connectable to one another to form different instrument configurations.

A surgical instrument for use in a knee joint replacement operation includes a fastening device configured for releasably fastening to a femoral trial implant mounted on a distal femur. The fastening device has two positioning pins arranged spaced apart mediolaterally from each other and which, for the purpose of positioning the fastening device, are designed to be able to be plugged in a posterior direction into two receiving bores, complementary to the positioning pins, of the trial implant. The fastening device has at least one fixing element for fixing the fastening device in a form-fitting manner to the trial implant in an anterior direction.

A medical packaging device, packaging system, method for producing a packaging device, and method for sterile packaging of a sieve basket with a packaging device. The packaging device defines a receiving space for accommodating a sieve basket in a packaging position, and an insertion opening for inserting a sieve basket into the receiving space. The insertion opening is open in an insertion position. The packaging device is made from a flat material sheet that is folded multiple times. The receiving space has two abutting receiving space flat material sheet surface regions. The regions are delimited by at least three fold lines of the flat material sheet such that the receiving space is closed on all sides except for the insertion opening. The packaging device includes an unfolding securing device for securing the packaging device in the insertion position against being completely unfolded back into the starting position.

A surgical vessel clip, an applicator, a medical product set, and a powder metallurgical molding method for manufacturing of the vessel clip. The surgical vessel clip includes an elongate first and an elongate second retaining arm portion. The first and second retaining arm portions can be flexibly interconnected at an end of each retaining arm portion by a connecting portion. The first and second retaining arm portions include, at another end of each retaining arm portion, respective closure portions. Inner surfaces of the first and second retaining arm portions can be brought closer to each other from an open position to a closed position and can be connected to each other. At least one clip inner surface portion of the vessel clip has an open-porous design with at least one integrally formed pore, preferably with a plurality of the pores.

A sterilization packaging includes an interior space for receiving medical packaged goods and a sensor unit adapted to measure a first parameter in the interior space. The packaging has a data transmission unit for receiving and transmitting parameter values measured by the sensor unit. The packaging and data transmission unit are matched to one another to allow transmission of parameter values received by the data transmission unit into an outer space around the packaging. A sterilization method includes: introducing packaged goods into packaging and closing the packaging; introducing the closed packaging into a receiving chamber of a sterilizer; starting a sterilization process flow in the sterilizer; detecting parameter values in the packaging and transmitting the parameter values to a control unit of the sterilizer; and controlling the sterilization process flow as a function of the parameter values.

The invention relates to a medical circulation detent device, comprising at least one circulation body and a latching element. The at least one circulation body comprising a restricted guide and at least one latching receptacle for the latching element. The latching element is guidable through the restricted guide from an unlatched position to a latched position at a first side of the at least one latching receptacle into the latter, and at a second side of the at least one latching receptacle from the latched position to an unlatched position again. An operative element is coupled to the latching element via a coupling element. A thermal actuating element is operatively connected to the latching element and transferable due to temperature from a first state to a second state and vice versa in order to move the operative element. The invention also relates to a medical sterilization container.

The invention relates to a medical instrumentation with a navigation system which comprises an optical detection unit comprising a camera, and a data processing unit coupled to the detection unit, with a medical article and with a marking device which is held directly or indirectly on the article and is positioned in a defined spatial arrangement in relation thereto, or which marking device is comprised by or formed by the article, the location and orientation of the marking device being determinable with the navigation system, it being possible for at least one image of the marking device and the article to be taken by means of the detection unit and for the position and shape of the article to be determined by the data processing unit on the basis of an image. The invention also relates to a method for determining the shape of a medical article.