Patents Assigned to Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
  • Patent number: 12239795
    Abstract: A thoracic catheter for a comparatively simple and reliable control and relief of pain associated with thoracatomy. The thoracic catheter (1) has a distal end (2), a proximal end (3) and an intercostal region (4) in between. The thoracic catheter (1) is covered on its outer surface (6) in the intercostal region (4) with a capillary active layer (5), which is fluidically connectable to a distal source (7) of an anesthetic agent, and which, when arranged in the body of a patient, is capable of releasing the anesthetic agent into the intercostal space (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Asmus Heumann, Jakob Izbicki
  • Publication number: 20240310379
    Abstract: A method for measuring a prognostic marker in prostate or breast cancer includes obtaining a tissue section of one of prostate tissue or breast tissue. The tissue section then undergoes multiplex fluorescence IHC-staining using a first marker for labelling epithelial cells, a second marker for labelling basal cells and at least one prognostic marker. Multiplex fluorescence image data is obtained. A first automatic image data analysis step is performed to convert the multiplex fluorescence image data to segmented image data. The segmented image data is segmented according to cell types including at least epithelial cells and basal cells. A second automatic image data analysis step is performed to identify image regions comprising non-malignant cells, which are excluded from further analysis. A quantitative parameter of the at least one prognostic marker for epithelial cells is determined in an image region not excluded in the second image data analysis step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Niclas Christian Blessin, Guido Sauter, Markus Graefen
  • Patent number: 12019075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a zwitterionic nanoparticle, the zwitterionic nanoparticle comprising at least one nanoparticle and a zwitterionic case enclosing the nanoparticle. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a composition, a method of binding a zwitterionic nanoparticle and the use of a zwitterionic nanoparticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E. V., UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF
    Inventors: Joerg Heeren, Alexander Fischer, Theo Schotten, Michaela Steuter, Jan-Philip Merkl, Horst Weller
  • Patent number: 11852634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, analogues and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides a method for assessing responsiveness to treatment with the peptide of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to prognosis of ALS progression, using Akt and phosphorylated Akt as biomarkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Eran Ovadia, Irun R. Cohen, Johannes Herkel, Raanan Margalit, Meirav Pevsner-Fischer
  • Patent number: 11846641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binding molecule, in particular an antibody or binding fragment thereof, capable of activating FXII, which binds to the proline rich domain of FXII. In particular, the invention is directed to FXII activating antibodies or binding fragments thereof which binds to the proline rich domain of FXII. The invention also encompasses the use of the binding molecule directed to the proline rich domain of FXII as blood coagulation activator, e.g. in diagnostic blood coagulation tests. Corresponding methods and blood coagulation test are also encompassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventor: Thomas Renné
  • Patent number: 11793828
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b and their use for treating or preventing conditions or diseases which are associated with bone loss, in particular osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfect (OI). The inhibitors are also useful for inducing an anabolic effect in bone, either alone or when administered in combination with parathyroid hormone or a recombinant fragment thereof. The invention further relates to inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b and their use for treating or preventing conditions or diseases which are associated with reduced muscle function, in particular muscle degeneration and muscle atrophy. The inhibitors are also useful for stabilizing and/or strengthening muscle function. In addition, inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b can be used for treating or preventing cancer-related bone destruction or bone metastasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF
    Inventors: Eric Hesse, Hanna Taipaleenmäki, Hiroaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20230245592
    Abstract: Medical training model having at least one blood vessel model (1) which in at least one practice region can be connected to an anatomically replicated substitute blood circulation system (2) and in which a real instrument (17) is used, further having an image recording device (3) for creating measured images of the at least one blood vessel model (1), and having an image processing device (11) which converts the recorded measured images into an imaging blood vessel representation and makes same displayable on a screen (12), wherein the image recording device (3) is designed as a photo-optical system (8) which records transmitted-light images (13) as measured images of the at least one blood vessel model (1) for simulation of medical activity, for which purpose the at least one blood vessel model (1) is replicated in a transparently produced solid-bdy block (4) for a contrast between transparent solid-body block (4) and non-transparent instrument (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG, UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF
    Inventors: Johanna Spallek, Juliane VOGT, Dieter Krause, Jan-Hendrik Buhk, Andreas Frölich, Jens Fiehler
  • Publication number: 20230151118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-agonist ligand of ARTC1, which inhibits the ADP-ribosyltransferase activity of ARTC1, or an inhibitor nucleic acid sequence capable of downregulating or inhibiting expression of a target nucleic acid sequence encoding ARTC1, for use in prevention or treatment of cancer. The invention also relates to a method for diagnosis of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicants: UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH, UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF
    Inventors: Friedrich NOLTE, Stephan MENZEL, Tobias SUTER, Michael HOTTIGER, Denise DORVIGNIT-PEDROSO, Jesus GLAUS-GARZON, Kathrin NOWAK, Fabio AIMI
  • Patent number: 11439503
    Abstract: An implantable valve prosthesis for preventing blood reflux from a cardiac atrium into a vein opening into the atrium, with a generally tubular stent (2), also a flexible tube (3) that can be closed by collapsing the tube (3) and which is arranged at least in a partial area of a second end section (9) of the stent (2) on the outer peripheral surface. The second end opening (11) of the flexible tube (3) is open in the pressureless state. As a result of this valve design, during a physiological flow out of the pulmonary vein in the direction of the left atrium or out of the caval vein in the direction of the right atrium, there is no rise or an only insubstantial rise in the resistance to flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Yalin Yildirim, Simon Pecha, Hermann Reichenspurner
  • Patent number: 11357825
    Abstract: A means for treating cardiovascular disease, in particular chronic heart failure, especially in terms of a more specific treatment preventing or minimizing pathological hypertrophic signaling while leaving cardiac contractility largely intact. For this purpose the present invention provides a means for treating cardiovascular disease, in particular chronic heart failure, the means specifically inhibiting or causing inhibition of components of the ?1-AR/cAMP pathway generating cAMP resulting from activation of the ?1-adrenoceptor on the cardiomyocyte cell crest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Viacheslav Nikolaev, Alexander Froese
  • Patent number: 11013755
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b and their use for treating or preventing conditions or diseases which are associated with bone loss, in particular osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfect (01). The inhibitors are also useful for inducing an anabolic effect in bone, either alone or when administered in combination with parathyroid hormone or a recombinant fragment thereof. The invention further relates to inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b and their use for treating or preventing conditions or diseases which are associated with reduced muscle function, in particular muscle degeneration and muscle atrophy. The inhibitors are also useful for stabilizing and/or strengthening muscle function. In addition, inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b can be used for treating or preventing cancer-related bone destruction or bone metastasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF
    Inventors: Eric Hesse, Hanna Taipaleenmäki, Hiroaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20210041455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, analogues and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides a method for assessing responsiveness to treatment with the peptide of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to prognosis of ALS progression, using Akt and phosphorylated Akt as biomarkers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Eran OVADIA, Irun R. COHEN, Johannes HERKEL, Raanan MARGALIT, Meirav PEVSNER-FISCHER
  • Patent number: 10517563
    Abstract: An exemplary device for detecting a heartbeat of a patient can be provided which can include a transmitter which can provide ultrasonic waves, a receiver that can receive Doppler-shifted ultrasonic waves, and a hardware analyzer coupled to the receiver and which can evaluate a particular moment of the heartbeat of the patient based on a time-dependent signal obtained from the receiver. The hardware analyzer device can comprise a spectrum analyzer configured to extract time-varying frequency component(s) from the time-dependent signal provided by the receiver, and a processing module which can evaluate the moment of the heartbeat based on a variation of at least one of the frequency components in time. The processing module can determine a window of interest (WOI) in time from the variation of the frequency component(s) in time, and the moment when the time-dependent signal provided by the receiver assumes a maximum within the WOI as the moment of the heartbeat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF
    Inventors: Fabian Kording, Jin Yamamura, Christian Ruprecht, Kai-Kristoph Fehrs
  • Patent number: 10501756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gene therapy vector which is useful in the treatment or prevention of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a subject in need thereof. The gene therapy vector of the invention comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a cardiac sarcomeric protein and a cardiomyocyte-specific promoter which is operably linked to said nucleic acid sequence. The invention furthermore relates to a cell which comprises the gene therapy vector. Pharmaceutical compositions which comprise the gene therapy vector and/or a cell comprising said vector are also provided. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for treating or preventing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a subject by introducing the gene therapy vector of the invention into a subject in need of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF, RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG, SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ, ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE DE MYOLOGIE
    Inventors: Lucie Carrier, Thomas Eschenhagen, Thomas Voit, Giulia Mearini, Oliver Mueller, Doreen Stimpel, Julia Mourot-Filiatre
  • Publication number: 20190204340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, analogues and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides a method for assessing responsiveness to treatment with the peptide of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to prognosis of ALS progression, using Akt and phosphorylated Akt as biomarkers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicants: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Eran OVADIA, Irun R. COHEN, Johannes HERKEL, Raanan MARGALIT, Meirav PEVSNER-FISCHER
  • Patent number: 10288622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, analogs and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides a method for assessing responsiveness to treatment with the peptide of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to prognosis of ALS progression, using Akt and phosphorylated Akt as biomarkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Inventors: Eran Ovadia, Irun R. Cohen, Johannes Herkel, Raanan Margalit, Meirav Pevsner-Fischer
  • Patent number: 10172712
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a novel method for measuring contraction characteristics of engineered heart tissue constructs (16) which is based on the mechanical coupling of the construct (16) to a support element (8) which comprises or is mechanically coupled to a piezoelectric element (10). An apparatus (1) for carrying out the method of the invention is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg
    Inventors: Thomas Eschenhagen, Ingra Mannhardt, Jörg Müller, Christoph Warncke, Jördis Weiser
  • Publication number: 20180252706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) in a patient suspected of having PPMS. Further, the present invention relates to a method of determining the course of PPMS in a patient having PPMS. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of determining the severity of PPMS in a patient suspected of having PPMS. It also relates to the use of at least one metabolite for diagnosing PPMS in a patient suspected of having PPMS, for determining the course of PPMS in a patient having PPMS, or for determining the severity of PPMS in a patient suspected of having PPMS. In addition, it relates to a kit for diagnosing PPMS in a patient suspected of having PPMS, for determining the course of PPMS in a patient having PPMS, or for determining the severity of PPMS in a patient suspected of having PPMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicants: Metabolomic Discoveries GmbH, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, INIMS
    Inventors: Daniel Stoessel, Nicolas Schauer, Ole Pless, Manuel Friese
  • Publication number: 20160033529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, analogues and derivatives thereof, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides a method for assessing responsiveness to treatment with the peptide of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to prognosis of ALS progression, using Akt and phosphorylated Akt as biomarkers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicants: UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF, YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Eran OVADIA, Irun R. COHEN, Johannes HERKEL, Raanan MARGALIT, Meirav PEVSNER-FISCHER
  • Patent number: 9056081
    Abstract: The invention relates to a HNK-I mimetic peptide or a polypeptide comprising such HNK-I mimetic peptide for treating or preventing a Pseudomonas infection, in particular an infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The invention further relates to the use of a HNK-I mimetic peptide or a polypeptide comprising such HNK-I mimetic peptide for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing a Pseudomonas infection. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a HNK-I mimetic peptide or a polypeptide comprising such HNK-I mimetic peptide, wherein the composition is for treating or preventing a Pseudomonas infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
    Inventors: Melita Schachner, Heike Gustke, Udo Schumacher, Karl-Erich Jäger