Patents by Inventor Michael Kuhling

Michael Kuhling 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).

  • Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic resonance imaging capabilities
    Patent number: 7988719
    Abstract: A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. An electrical circuit resonant at the resonance frequency of the MRI energy is fabricated integral with the scaffold structure of the stent to promote viewing body properties within the lumen of the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Torsten Scheuermann, Michael Kuhling
  • VASCULAR STENT WITH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20100286764
    Abstract: A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. An electrical circuit resonant at the resonance frequency of the MRI energy is fabricated integral with the scaffold structure of the stent to promote viewing body properties within the lumen of the stent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Torsten Scheuermann, Michael Kühling
  • Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic resonance imaging capabilities
    Patent number: 7766958
    Abstract: A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. An electrical circuit resonant at the resonance frequency of the MRI energy is fabricated integral with the scaffold structure of the stent to promote viewing body properties within the lumen of the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Torsten Scheuermann, Michael Kühling
  • Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic resonance imaging capabilities
    Publication number: 20080125854
    Abstract: A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. An electrical circuit resonant at the resonance frequency of the MRI energy is fabricated integral with the scaffold structure of the stent to promote viewing body properties within the lumen of the stent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Torsten Scheuermann, Michael Kuhling
  • Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic resonance imaging capabilities
    Patent number: 7335229
    Abstract: A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. An electrical circuit resonant at the resonance frequency of the MRI energy is fabricated integral with the scaffold structure of the stent to promote viewing body properties within the lumen of the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Torsten Scheuermann, Michael Kühling
  • Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic resonance imaging capabilities
    Publication number: 20040254632
    Abstract: A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. An electrical circuit resonant at the resonance frequency of the MRI energy is fabricated integral with the scaffold structure of the stent to promote viewing body properties within the lumen of the stent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Torsten Scheuermann, Michael Kuhling
  • Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic reasonance imaging capabilities
    Patent number: 6767360
    Abstract: A stent is adapted to be implanted in a duct of a human body to maintain an open lumen at the implant site, and to allow viewing body tissue and fluids by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) energy applied external to the body. The stent constitutes a metal scaffold. An electrical circuit resonant at the resonance frequency of the MRI energy is fabricated integral with the scaffold structure of the stent to promote viewing body properties within the lumen of the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Inflow Dynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Eckhard Alt, Torsten Scheuermann, Michael Kühling