Patents by Inventor Andreas Heede

Andreas Heede 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: 11457992
    Abstract: The invention relates to a storage assembly for at least a medical device, an insert and tray assembly comprising such storage assembly, and a manufacturing method for such storage assembly. The storage assembly comprises a sheet material. The sheet material comprises at least a recess in a planar portion of the sheet metal and at least a holding structure. The recess is configured to surround the medical device to be stored. The holding structure protrudes into the direction of the recess and is bent out of the sheet material planar portion to extend below the sheet material planar portion, so that the holding structure is configured to hold the medical device to be received from above relative to the sheet material planar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Andreas Heede
  • Publication number: 20220265243
    Abstract: A body profiling system includes multiple pivotally connected links and multiple probes. Each of the probes is disposed on one of the links and includes any one or any combination of a transmitter configured to send a signal, a receiver configured to receive the signal, and a transceiver configured to send and receive the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Jakob Kemper, Andreas Heede, Oliver Kutter, Clinton Siedenburg, Peter Sterrantino
  • Publication number: 20190231468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a storage assembly for at least a medical device, an insert and tray assembly comprising such storage assembly, and a manufacturing method for such storage assembly. The storage assembly comprises a sheet material. The sheet material comprises at least a recess in a planar portion of the sheet metal and at least a holding structure. The recess is configured to surround the medical device to be stored. The holding structure protrudes into the direction of the recess and is bent out of the sheet material planar portion to extend below the sheet material planar portion, so that the holding structure is configured to hold the medical device to be received from above relative to the sheet material planar portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Andreas Heede
  • Patent number: 9107502
    Abstract: A rack for holding at least one surgical screw is described. The rack comprises a body in which at least one bore is provided and at least two support elements surrounding the bore. The support elements protrude from a first level defined on or in the body and are configured to support the screw head on a second level above the first level. The support elements are spaced apart from each other to define spaces therebetween for enabling fluid communication between the surface and the bore. Further, a system is described comprising the above mentioned rack and one or more surgical screws accommodated in the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Stryker Trauma GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Heede, Norbert Hentsch, Arno Schindler