Patents by Inventor Asmus Heumann

Asmus Heumann 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).

  • Thoracic catheter
    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
  • THORACIC CATHETER
    Publication number: 20220062583
    Abstract: A thoracic catheter allowing a comparatively simple and reliable control and relief of pain associated with thoracatomy. The thoracic catheter (1) of the invention has a distal end (2), a proximal end (3) and an intercostal region (4) in between, wherein 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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Asmus Heumann, Jakob Izbicki