Patents by Inventor Andreas Kamm

Andreas Kamm 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).

  • Catheter delivery system for heart valve prosthesis
    Patent number: 9878127
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating handle (10-1, 10-2) for manipulating a catheter tip (80-1, 80-2) of a catheter delivery system. The operating handle (10-1, 10-2) comprises a hand grip (11) designed to be held by a user, and a manipulating part (12) axially aligned with the hand grip (11). The manipulating part (12) is rotatable relatively to the hand grip (11) about a longitudinal axis (L) defined by the operating handle (10-1, 10-2). The operating handle (10-1, 10-2) comprises at least one sliding member (30, 40) operatively linked with the manipulating part (12) by means of a cam mechanism (50) such that, upon rotation of the manipulating part (12) relative to the hand grip (11), the at least one sliding member (30, 40) moves axially in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: JenaValve Technology, Inc., Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Christoph Damm, Andreas Kamm, Michael Litzenburger, Thomas Töllner
  • CATHETER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING AN EXPANDABLE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS AND MEDICAL DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF A HEART VALVE DEFECT
    Publication number: 20150148894
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating handle (10-1, 10-2) for manipulating a catheter tip (80-1, 80-2) of a catheter delivery system. The operating handle (10-1, 10-2) comprises a hand grip (11) designed to be held by a user, and a manipulating part (12) axially aligned with the hand grip (11). The manipulating part (12) is rotatable relatively to the hand grip (11) about a longitudinal axis (L) defined by the operating handle (10-1, 10-2). The operating handle (10-1, 10-2) comprises at least one sliding member (30, 40) operatively linked with the manipulating part (12) by means of a cam mechanism (50) such that, upon rotation of the manipulating part (12) relative to the hand grip (11), the at least one sliding member (30, 40) moves axially in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Damm, Andreas Kamm, Michael Litzenburger, Thomas Töllner