Patents by Inventor Alwin Van Helfteren

Alwin Van Helfteren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for the displacement of a hollow organ of a patient
    Patent number: 11179548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a balloon catheter (1), which allows esophageal injuries to be prevented by the displacement of the esophagus of a patient during catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. For this purpose, three balloons (7, 9, 11) are provided along a catheter shaft (3), which are arranged at a distance from each other and can each be alternately expanded in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MEDFACT ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Alwin Van Helfteren, Jorg Reinhardt
  • Device for the Displacement of a Hollow Organ of a Patient
    Publication number: 20180042691
    Abstract: The invention relates to a balloon catheter (1), which allows esophageal injuries to be prevented by the displacement of the esophagus of a patient during catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. For this purpose, three balloons (7, 9, 11) are provided along a catheter shaft (3), which are arranged at a distance from each other and can each be alternately expanded in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: MEDFACT Engineering GMBH
    Inventors: Alwin Van Helfteren, Jorg Reinhardt
  • Sliding plate with reinforced slot
    Patent number: 8449581
    Abstract: A bone plate that may be used to maintain relative position of two pieces of fractured bone, for example, a fractured jaw bone. The bone plate has a slot and holes. The holes are surrounded by walls and the slot is also surrounded by walls. The thickness of walls surrounding the slot at their maximum is greater than the thickness of walls surrounding the holes. Often the nature of the fracture may require bending of the plate for implanting it as desired by the surgeon. Because walls of the slot are designed to be strong, the slot is not deformed when the plate is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Stryker Trauma GmbH
    Inventor: Alwin Van Helfteren
  • Sliding plate with reinforced slot
    Publication number: 20080281327
    Abstract: A bone plate that may be used to maintain relative position of two pieces of fractured bone, for example, a fractured jaw bone. The bone plate has a slot and holes. The holes are surrounded by walls and the slot is also surrounded by walls. The thickness of walls surrounding the slot at their maximum is greater than the thickness of walls surrounding the holes. Often the nature of the fracture may require bending of the plate for implanting it as desired by the surgeon. Because walls of the slot are designed to be strong, the slot is not deformed when the plate is bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Stryker Trauma
    Inventor: Alwin Van Helfteren
  • Storage module for surgical devices, in particular for boneplate templates
    Patent number: D647628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alwin Van Helfteren