Patents by Inventor Axel Zolkos
Axel Zolkos 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).
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Patent number: 10046135Abstract: A ventilation tube system for breathing gas for ventilating patients is provided, the system having a first inhalation tube (1) connectable to a respiratory humidifier (3) and to a Y-piece (5); a second inhalation tube (7) connectable to a respirator (9) and to the respiratory humidifier (3); and an exhalation tube (11) connectable to the respirator (9) and to the Y-piece (5); wherein at least certain portions of the first inhalation tube (1) and the exhalation tube (11) each comprise tube heaters having at least one heating wire (15, 17) wherein each of the tube heaters is controllable by a power supply and control unit inside the respiratory humidifier (3) wherein a power supply line (13) of the tube heater of the exhalation tube (11) starts from a link of the second inhalation tube (7) at the respiratory humidifier (3) and proceeds from there via the second inhalation tube (7) and a connecting element (21) separate from the respirator (9).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Hamilton Medical AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Reto Frei, Marc Maeder, Thomas Granzotto, Axel Zolkos
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Patent number: 9937314Abstract: A connecting system for connecting a ventilation tube to a respiratory humidifier (1) is provided, wherein the ventilation tube comprises an electrical line and the respiratory humidifier (1) comprises a housing (2) and a liquid container (4), the connection system including a first connection element (6) arranged on the liquid container (4); a first electrical contact element (24) arranged on the housing (2); and a second connection element (14), which can be connected to the ventilation tube (7, 9) and comprises a second electrical contact element (16), which can be connected to the electrical line of the ventilation tube (7, 9); wherein the first connection element (6) and the second connection element (14) can be connected to each other in a first connecting direction in such a way that, by establishment of the pneumatic connection of the ventilation tube (7, 9) to the liquid container (4), the electrical connection of the first contact element (24) to the second contact element (16) is produced.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Hamilton Medical AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Reto Frei, Marc Maeder, Thomas Granzotto, Axel Zolkos
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Patent number: 9937316Abstract: A liquid-container/ventilation-tube kit for a ventilation system that includes (a) a ventilator, (b) a respiratory humidifier having a housing and a liquid container, the housing having a pair of first electrical contact elements, (c) a first inhalation tube extending from the respiratory humidifier to a Y-piece, (d) a second inhalation tube extending from the ventilator to the respiratory humidifier, and (e) an exhalation tube extending from the Y-piece to the ventilator, the kit including the liquid container having a pair of first connection elements for removable connection of the first and second inhalation tubes thereto, and a pair of second connection elements each attached to a respective one of the first and second inhalation tubes and by which each of the inhalation tubes is pneumatically connected to a respective one of the first connection elements along a first connecting direction, each second connection element having a second electrical contact element that is positioned and arranged such thatType: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Hamilton Medical AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Reto Frei, Marc Maeder, Thomas Granzotto, Axel Zolkos
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Publication number: 20170106162Abstract: A liquid-container/ventilation-tube kit for a ventilation system that includes (a) a ventilator, (b) a respiratory humidifier having a housing and a liquid container, the housing having a pair of first electrical contact elements, (c) a first inhalation tube extending from the respiratory humidifier to a Y-piece, (d) a second inhalation tube extending from the ventilator to the respiratory humidifier, and (e) an exhalation tube extending from the Y-piece to the ventilator, the kit including the liquid container having a pair of first connection elements for removable connection of the first and second inhalation tubes thereto, and a pair of second connection elements each attached to a respective one of the first and second inhalation tubes and by which each of the inhalation tubes is pneumatically connected to a respective one of the first connection elements along a first connecting direction, each second connection element having a second electrical contact element that is positioned and arranged such thatType: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Hamilton Bonaduz AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Reto Frei, Marc Maeder, Thomas Granzotto, Axel Zolkos
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Patent number: 9517321Abstract: A tube for a ventilation system (1) for newborns is provided with a first section (7) comprising a heating wire (14), an electrical conductor (15), and a first connector (9) and a second connector (10), and with a second section (8) comprising a heating wire (16) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, an electrical line (17) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, and a first connector (11) and a second connector (12), wherein the second section (8) comprises a temperature sensor (18), wherein the electrical and pneumatic connection of the first section (7) with the second section (8) via the connection of the second connector (10) of the first section (7) is achievable by either connecting to the first connector (11) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially heatable, or by connecting to the second connector (12) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially not heatable.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Hamilton Bonaduz AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Marc Maeder, Axel Zolkos
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Publication number: 20140311487Abstract: A tube for a ventilation system (1) for newborns is provided with a first section (7) comprising a heating wire (14), an electrical conductor (15), and a first connector (9) and a second connector (10), and with a second section (8) comprising a heating wire (16) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, an electrical line (17) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, and a first connector (11) and a second connector (12), wherein the second section (8) comprises a temperature sensor (18), wherein the electrical and pneumatic connection of the first section (7) with the second section (8) via the connection of the second connector (10) of the first section (7) is achievable by either connecting to the first connector (11) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially heatable, or by connecting to the second connector (12) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially not heatable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: HAMILTON BONADUZ AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Marc Maeder, Axel Zolkos
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Publication number: 20140246021Abstract: A connecting system for connecting a ventilation tube to a respiratory humidifier (1) is provided, wherein the ventilation tube comprises an electrical line and the respiratory humidifier (1) comprises a housing (2) and a liquid container (4), the connection system including a first connection element (6) arranged on the liquid container (4); a first electrical contact element (24) arranged on the housing (2); and a second connection element (14), which can be connected to the ventilation tube (7, 9) and comprises a second electrical contact element (16), which can be connected to the electrical line of the ventilation tube (7, 9); wherein the first connection element (6) and the second connection element (14) can be connected to each other in a first connecting direction in such a way that, by establishment of the pneumatic connection of the ventilation tube (7, 9) to the liquid container (4), the electrical connection of the first contact element (24) to the second contact element (16) is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: HAMILTON BONADUZ AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Reto Frei, Marc Maeder, Thomas Granzotto, Axel Zolkos
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Publication number: 20140238397Abstract: A ventilation tube system for breathing gas for ventilating patients is provided, the system having a first inhalation tube (1) connectable to a respiratory humidifier (3) and to a Y-piece (5); a second inhalation tube (7) connectable to a respirator (9) and to the respiratory humidifier (3); and an exhalation tube (11) connectable to the respirator (9) and to the Y-piece (5); wherein at least certain portions of the first inhalation tube (1) and the exhalation tube (11) each comprise tube heaters having at least one heating wire (15, 17) wherein each of the tube heaters is controllable by a power supply and control unit inside the respiratory humidifier (3) wherein a power supply line (13) of the tube heater of the exhalation tube (11) starts from a link of the second inhalation tube (7) at the respiratory humidifier (3) and proceeds from there via the second inhalation tube (7) and a connecting element (21) separate from the respirator (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Hamilton Bonaduz AGInventors: Rudolf Buechi, Reto Frei, Marc Maeder, Thomas Granzotto, Axel Zolkos