Patents by Inventor Torsten Brandenburger

Torsten Brandenburger 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).

  • Patent number: 11883364
    Abstract: A sealing element is received between a connector and an attachment member. The sealing element includes a foot section received by a recess of the connector, a shoulder engaging an inner surface of the attachment member, and a flange engaging a support surface of the connector. The sealing element also includes a cylindrical body extending from the shoulder to the flange along an insertion direction and, where the cylindrical body deforms to create a flow path through the sealing element, and a sealing head defines an opening that transitions from a closed state to an open state when the cylindrical body deforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland Gmbh
    Inventor: Torsten Brandenburger
  • Publication number: 20230338236
    Abstract: A connector for a medical container is described. The connector includes a connector element defining an inner lumen extending axially from a first end of the connector element to a second end of the connector element that is opposite the first end. The connector element includes a fastening section at the first end of the connector element that is secured to the medical container, a pinch-off section extending from the fastening section towards the second end of the connector element, a head section extending from the pinch-off section towards the second end of the connector element, and a deflection element extending from the head section towards the first end of the connector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Lars KARLSSON, Torsten Brandenburger
  • Publication number: 20230087154
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston stopper (10) for a medical syringe (1) wherein the piston stopper (10) has an end wall (11), a lateral wall (12) and an internal thread (16) for securing a piston rod (7). The piston stopper (10) comprises a main body (10a) which made of a cycloolefin, in particular a cycloloefin copolymer or a cycloolefin polymer. A plurality of sealing rings (13a-13d) that are made from a plastic material extend around the main body of the piston (10) and are materially bonded to the main body of the piston (10a). The invention furthermore relates to a medical syringe (1) and to a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Michael Schönhofen
  • Patent number: 11602598
    Abstract: A prefilled syringe and a method of filling a syringe with a pegfilgrastim solution to provide a target extracted volume of pegfilgrastim solution from the syringe are described. A method includes selecting the target extracted volume of pegfilgrastim solution, determining an estimated drug transfer loss, determining an estimated syringe dead volume, filling the syringe with a volume of pegfilgrastim solution comprising at least the target extracted volume plus the estimated drug transfer loss plus the estimated syringe dead volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: FRESENIUS KABI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Florence Roger, Fabien Vaudant, Thierry Rimlinger, Christian Ebert, Rodrigue Chatton, Alexander Degen, Kevin Reitz, Torsten Brandenburger
  • Publication number: 20230073033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston stopper for a medical syringe. The piston stopper has an end wall, a side wall and an internal thread for securing a plunger rod, wherein the piston stopper is made of a butyl rubber. The end wall is conical in the distal direction both on the outside and on the inside. The end wall merges towards the side wall into a first sealing ring which extends around the circumference of the side wall. The side wall has at least three further sealing rings. Further, the invention relates to a medical syringe provided with the plunger stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Michael Schönhofen
  • Publication number: 20230073902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a syringe body having a nozzle and a threaded connection. The syringe body consists of an inner part and an outer part, the inner part comprising, at least in regions, a cycloolefin, in particular a cycloolefin copolymer or a cycloolefin polymer, as a first material. The first material forms an inner wall of the syringe body. The threaded connection of the outer part comprises, at least in regions, a material different from the cycloolefin as a second material. The invention further relates to a syringe having the syringe body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Michael Schönhofen
  • Publication number: 20230040207
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a syringe, comprising a syringe body with a nozzle and a threaded connection. The syringe body comprises a side wall and a front wall, wherein the syringe body comprises a cycloolefin as a first material, at least in portions. The first material forms an internal wall of the syringe body. The threaded connection comprises, at least in portions, as a second material a material other than the cycloolefin, wherein the first and the second material are integrally bonded to one another. The second material extends in the region of the front wall at least in portions over the first material, so that the front wall comprises, at least in portions, a two-layer region. The first and the second material in the two-layer region have a mutually engaging structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Torsten Brandenburger
  • Publication number: 20220409483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector for a medical packaging. The connector comprises an attachment part with a sealing element, the sealing element having a sealing head with at least one slit. The sealing head sits in an inner sleeve of the attachment part, the sealing head being adjoined by at least one trunk portion, which has a larger outer diameter than the sealing head. A gap is present between the at least one trunk portion and an opposite inner wall of the attachment part. An interior of the sealing element is free from a body with a tip that is intended to assist the opening of the sealing head. The attachment part has an outer sleeve which surrounds the inner sleeve and which has an internal thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Janine Seidel, Christian Nitsche
  • Publication number: 20220370290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging in the form of an infusion bag, having a connector for a vial, said connector having a spike for piercing the septum of the vial to establish a fluid connection to the inner volume of the infusion bag. The spike is designed to be rotatable. When the vial is rotated, the spike is rotated and the fluid connection between the vial and the inner volume of the infusion bag is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Janine Seidel, Christian Nitsche, Alexander Degen, Junda Liu, Ismael Rahimy, Beatrix Heuel-Hömmen
  • Patent number: 11464707
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector for a medical package containing a liquid. The connector comprises a lower section which has a connecting piece for a container of said medical package and a passageway which is closed by a septum, as well as an upper section which is provided with a cap that covers the septum and can be broken off, said septum having, on a top side, a plurality of connections in the form of elevations, for a spike and/or for a needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: FRESENIUS KABI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Stefan Schwerer
  • Publication number: 20220219376
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a system for producing an ampoule filled with a medical liquid. A preform is produced by plastic injection moulding that is then inhomogeneously heated and blown to form an ampoule body. Further disclosed is an ampoule produced by means of stretching and blowing, which comprises a connector with a break-off part in which the predetermined breaking point is aligned with the septum of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Andreas Pfeffer
  • Patent number: 11351090
    Abstract: A sealing cap for a container for holding a medical liquid comprising a cap body, which bounds an interior and has at least one opening, and at least one connection device, which is arranged on the cap body and to which a conveying device for feeding a medical liquid into the container or for removing a medical liquid from the container can be connected. The connection device has a sealing element, arranged on the cap body. The connection device has a break-off piece, which, in an initial state, is firmly connected to the cap body and covers the outer face of the sealing element in the outward direction. The break-off piece is connected to the cap body by means of a pre-determined breaking point. In addition, the sealing element is convex on the outer face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Stefan Schwerer
  • Patent number: 11325295
    Abstract: A method for producing a sterilized container comprises: providing a preform having a hanger arranged on a bottom of the preform, heating the preform in a heating device, feeding the heated preform into a stretching and blowing apparatus, stretching and blowing the preform in the stretching and blowing apparatus such that the container for the infusion solution is formed from the preform, cleaning the formed container in a rinsing apparatus, and drying the cleaned container in a drying device, filling the cleaned and dried container at least with an infusion solution, via a filling opening present in the container, in a filling plant, closing the container by attaching a closure cap to the filling opening of the container, sterilizing the closed container in an autoclave, wherein the hanger of the preform is oriented and folded over by a bending apparatus prior to stretching and blowing in the stretching and blowing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Andreas Pfeffer, Christian Frensch
  • Patent number: 11291608
    Abstract: A connection assembly configured to deliver a medical liquid to a container is described. The connection assembly includes a connecting member connected to the container, an attachment member, and a sealing element. The attachment member defines a lumen, a first end to be connected to a delivery device, and a second end connected to the connecting member. The sealing element is disposed in the lumen of the attachment member and includes a sealing head, a flange, and a foot portion. The sealing head seals the lumen of the attachment member, and the flange and the foot portion engage the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: FRESENIUS KABI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Torsten Brandenburger
  • Patent number: 11234898
    Abstract: A connection assembly for conducting a medical liquid, comprising a connection piece, an attachment part attached to the connection piece; an opening into which the connection piece engages; and a seal element for sealing a passage between the connection piece and the attachment part. The seal element is held between the attachment part and the connection piece and has a sealing head, which closes the opening of the attachment part against the passage of liquid when the attachment part is attached to the connection piece, and a body, which adjoins the sealing head and which can be arranged in the opening at a radial distance to the attachment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Brandenburger
  • Publication number: 20210401668
    Abstract: A food arrangement with at least one receptacle which is filled with a liquid, sterile food; a connector, which is introduced into the receptacle and has a pierced membrane arranged in a filler neck; and a tamper-evident seal, which is connected to the connector and closes the filler neck. A sterile food arrangement is thus made available, without the need for final autoclaving of the entire filled receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Ismael Rahimy
  • Publication number: 20210300643
    Abstract: A sealing cap for a container for holding a medical liquid comprises a cap body and a connection device having a sealing element arranged on the cap body. The sealing element is arranged at the opening and is retained in the cap body in a clamped manner by a, preferably annular, flanged rim. The connection device has a break-off piece, which is firmly connected to the cap body and covers an outer face of the sealing element in the outward direction. The break-off piece is integral with the cap body, is connected to the cap body by a predetermined breaking point where the break-off piece can be detached from the cap body. The sealing element outer face is substantially flat and is accessible for wiping to provide a sealing cap having a sealing element arranged that can be simply and reliably disinfected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Christian Frensch, Andreas Pfeffer, Alexander Degen
  • Patent number: 11045389
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cover for a container for receiving enteral nutrition solutions, having a thread which can be brought into engagement with a mating thread of a container for receiving an enteral nutrition solution in order to cover an opening in the container for receiving the enteral nutrition solution, and having a connection piece for the connection of a hose line. An opening device having a first part connected to the cover in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner and having a second part which is permanently connected to the first part is arranged on an inner side of the cover. In a starting state of the opening device, the second part of the opening device is fixed to the first part of the opening device by a fixing element and, in an opening state of the device, is movable relative to the first part of the opening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Stefan Schwerer, Christian Ebert
  • Patent number: 11034491
    Abstract: A sealing cap for a container for holding a medical liquid comprises a cap body and a connection device having a sealing element arranged on the cap body. The sealing element is arranged at the opening and is retained in the cap body in a clamped manner by a, preferably annular, flanged rim. The connection device has a break-off piece, which is firmly connected to the cap body and covers an outer face of the sealing element in the outward direction. The break-off piece is integral with the cap body, is connected to the cap body by a predetermined breaking point where the break-off piece can be detached from the cap body. The sealing element outer face is substantially flat and is accessible for wiping to provide a sealing cap having a sealing element arranged that can be simply and reliably disinfected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Christian Frensch, Andreas Pfeffer, Alexander Degen
  • Publication number: 20210169739
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical package designed as an infusion bag, which medical package is made from multi-layer films that are welded to one another and is filled with a medical liquid for infusion and/or for parenteral nutrition. The invention is described by a medical package designed as an infusion bag, which is made up of a film comprising multiple layers welded to one another and has at least one weld seam, preferably longitudinal and transverse weld seams, and is filled with a medical liquid. The multi-layer film has at least one inner layer of a matrix-phase polymer system, an intermediate layer of a matrix-phase polymer system, and an outer layer of a matrix-phase polymer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Beatrix Heuel-Hoemmen