Patents by Inventor Armin Stopper

Armin Stopper 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).

  • Apparatus for delivery and deployment of an expandable stent within a blood vessel
    Patent number: 8979916
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for delivering and deployment of an expandable stent with a protection sheath within a blood vessel is provided. The system comprises a fluid pressure device which is coupled with a retraction device for the protection sheath such that after retraction of the protection sheath the stent is automatically deployed by the fluid pressure device. The advantage of the invention is an easy and simple operation of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited
    Inventors: Randolf Von Oepen, Volker Trosken, Volker Marx, Armin Stopper, Louise Balfe, Lorcan James Coffey
  • METHODS OF FABRICATING A REFRACTORY-METAL ARTICLE, AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN SUCH METHODS
    Publication number: 20130092298
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods for fabricating refractory-metal articles (e.g., implantable medical devices), and honing and blasting apparatuses for use in such methods are disclosed. Methods for fabricating refractory-metal-containing articles include laser cutting in a vacuum environment and/or at least one mechanical or chemical finishing step configured to remove at least one region affected by the fabrication process (e.g., the laser cutting process) to provide a substantially defect-free surface finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC
    Inventors: Rainer Bregulla, Armin Stopper
  • APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY AND DEPLOYMENT OF AN EXPANDABLE STENT WITHIN A BLOOD VESSEL
    Publication number: 20110160847
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for delivering and deployment of an expandable stent with a protection sheath within a blood vessel is provided. The system comprises a fluid pressure device which is coupled with a retraction device for the protection sheath such that after retraction of the protection sheath the stent is automatically deployed by the fluid pressure device. The advantage of the invention is an easy and simple operation of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES, LTD.
    Inventors: Randolf Von Oepen, Volker Trösken, Volker Marx, Armin Stopper, Louise Balfe, Lorcan James Coffey
  • Apparatus for delivery and deployment of an expandable stent within a blood vessel
    Patent number: 7875067
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering and deploying an expandable stent having a protection sheath within a blood vessel is provided. The apparatus comprises a fluid pressure device that is coupled with a retraction device for the protection sheath, wherein the stent is automatically deployed by the fluid pressure device after retraction of the protection sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited
    Inventors: Randolf Von Oepen, Volker Trösken, Volker Marx, Armin Stopper, Louise Balfe, Lorcan Coffey
  • Apparatus for delivery and deployment of an expandable stent within a blood vessel
    Publication number: 20060142833
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for delivering and deployment of an expandable stent with a protection sheath within a blood vessel is provided. The system comprises a fluid pressure device which is coupled with a retraction device for the protection sheath such that after retraction of the protection sheath the stent is automatically deployed by the fluid pressure device. The advantage of the invention is an easy and simple operation of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Randolf Von Oepen, Volker Trosken, Volker Marx, Armin Stopper, Louise Balfe