Patents by Inventor Gerhard Muller-Spanka

Gerhard Muller-Spanka 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).

  • Publication number: 20190038825
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage deairing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure such as; cardiopulmonary bypass graft surgery, keyhole cardiopulmonary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous angioplasty, percutaneous stent placement, and percutaneous atherectomy, repairing or replacing the heart valve and/or for perfusing an organ or the body of an organ donor to preserve viability of organ(s) for transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Patent number: 9844618
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include seven-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure comprising repairing or replacing the heart valve in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL Lifebridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Patent number: 9821109
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to preserve the viability or one or more organs in a clinically dead organ donor or harvested donor organ for subsequent transplantation to an organ receiver patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL Lifebridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Patent number: 9808565
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage deairing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure such as cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, keyhole cardiopulmonary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous angioplasty, percutaneous stent placement, and percutaneous atherectomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans Reinhard-Zerkowski
  • Publication number: 20150141897
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include seven-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure comprising repairing or replacing the heart valve in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Publication number: 20150073335
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage deairing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure such as cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, keyhole cardiopulmonary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous angioplasty, percutaneous stent placement, and percutaneous atherectomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: ZOLL LIFEBRIDGE GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans Reinhard-Zerkowski
  • Publication number: 20150056601
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to preserve the viability or one or more organs in a clinically dead organ donor or harvested donor organ for subsequent transplantation to an organ receiver patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Patent number: 8882693
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include seven-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure comprising repairing or replacing the heart valve in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Patent number: 8834399
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to preserve the viability or one or more organs in a clinically dead organ donor or harvested donor organ for subsequent transplantation to an organ receiver patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Muller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Patent number: 8721579
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure such as cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, keyhole cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous angioplasty, percutaneous stent placement, and percutaneous etherectomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Publication number: 20120143115
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to preserve the viability or one or more organs in a clinically dead organ donor or harvested donor organ for subsequent transplantation to an organ receiver patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE Medizintechnik AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Publication number: 20110208107
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include seven-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure comprising repairing or replacing the heart valve in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE Medizintechnik AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
  • Publication number: 20110208108
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure such as cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, keyhole cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous angioplasty, percutaneous stent placement, and percutaneous etherectomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE Medizintechnik AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski