Patents by Inventor Barbara Amon

Barbara Amon 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).

  • Publication number: 20220280192
    Abstract: A cannula device (1) comprises a housing (11), a cannula (10) arranged on the housing (11), and a puncture device (17) which, in a use state, is arranged on the housing (11) and comprises a puncture trocar (18) received in the cannula (10). The puncture trocar (18) is displaceable with respect to the cannula (10) and comprises a trocar tip (180) which, by displacing the puncture trocar (18) with respect to the cannula (10) in a puncturing direction (P), is movable to protrude from the cannula (10) in said puncturing direction (P), wherein the puncture device (17) is removable from the housing (11) in a removal direction (A) opposite the puncturing direction (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventor: Barbara Amon
  • Patent number: 11357961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (1) for connecting a catheter (2) to a fluid transfer system comprising a main body (11) with a tubular pin (111) adapted to be inserted into an end portion (21) of the catheter (2) such as to provide a fluid connection between the catheter (2) and the tubular pin (111). The connector (1) is characterized in that a fixing means (12) is movably connected to the main body (11), wherein the fixing means (11) is adapted to fix the catheter (2) to the connector (1) when the fixing means (12) is in a fixing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabl Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Barbara Amon
  • Patent number: 11051846
    Abstract: A catheter device (1) for providing access to a body cavity of a patient comprises a tube (10) and an inserting shell (11) arranged on the tube (10) and constituted to be fastened to an insertion guide (3) for inserting the catheter device (1) into a body opening (C) of a patient (P). Herein, the inserting shell (11) comprises an opening (111) into which a thread (300) of the insertion guide (3) is insertable for fastening the catheter device (1) to the insertion guide (3). In this way, a catheter device is provided which, in an easy and efficient manner, allows for the fastening to an insertion guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Barbara Amon
  • Patent number: 10945760
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cannulation device (1) for providing an access to a patient through a skin of the patient, comprising a puncture needle (11) with a needle tip (113) for puncturing the skin of the patient and a cannula (12). The cannulation device (1) is characterized in that the puncture needle (11) is movably connected to the cannula (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Barbara Amon
  • Patent number: 10844851
    Abstract: An infusion device (3) comprises a housing element (30) having a receptacle (301) for receiving a pump module (1), and a pump actuation mechanism (2) having a wobbling device (20) arranged on the housing element (30) and a drive shaft (21) being rotatable about a rotational axis (A). The wobbling device (20) is actuatable, by rotating the drive shaft (21) about the rotational axis (A), to perform a tumbling motion with respect to the receptacle (300) for acting onto the pump module (1) received in the receptacle (300) in order to pump a fluid through the pump module (1). Herein, the wobbling device (20) is displaceable along at least one direction (X, Y) transverse to the rotational axis (A) with respect to the receptacle (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Fresenius Vial SAS
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 10814104
    Abstract: A retention member (1) for securing a catheter (2) on a patient (P) comprises a base element (10) having a bottom side (103) and a top side (104), the bottom side being placeable on the patient (P) and the top side (104) being adapted for receiving the catheter (2). The retention member (1) furthermore comprises a ribbon (14) having a first end (140) connected to the top side (104) of the base element (10) and having a second end (141) opposite the first end (140), wherein the base element (10) comprises at least one opening (150, 151) through which the second end (141) of the ribbon (14) is insertable for fixing the catheter (2) on the retention member (1) in between the base element (10) and the ribbon (14). In this way a retention member is provided which is easy and safe to use, may suit to secure catheters of different sizes on a patient and at the same time may be manufactured in a cost-effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Benjamin Schäfer
  • Patent number: 10625016
    Abstract: An infusion device (1)comprises a housing (10)having a front side (102)and a back side (103)opposite to the front side (102). A display device (11)is arranged at the front side (102)of the housing (10). A pump mechanism (18)serves to act onto a disposable pump module (17, 4), the pump mechanism (18)being included in the housing (10). Herein, the housing (10)is constituted to receive the disposable pump module (17, 4)at the back side (103). In this way an infusion device is provided which allows placing a disposable pump module on the housing of the infusion device and which may offer space savings over existing infusion devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Fresenius Vial SAS
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 10576203
    Abstract: An infusion device includes a pump device having a housing and a flexible wall section together forming a channel extending along a channel length between first and second ends. An actuation device locally depresses the flexible wall section in a vertical direction, and is displaceable along the vertical direction. To pump a fluid through the channel, the actuation device is actuated to depress the flexible wall section at a depression location, the depression location during one pump cycle moving along the channel length. To calibrate the infusion device, the position of the actuation device along the vertical direction during one pump cycle is measured to obtain a measured profile, a difference between the measured profile and a prestored nominal profile is formed to obtain a difference profile, and from the difference profile a characteristic value for correcting and/or checking the pump operation of the infusion device is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Fresenius Vial SAS
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 10478608
    Abstract: A valve device (1) for a medical system comprises a valve housing (10), an inlet port (102) arranged on the valve housing (10), an outlet port (103) arranged on the valve housing (10), a flow duct (12) extending through the valve housing (10) connecting the inlet port (102) and the outlet port (103) to allow for a fluid flow (P) through the valve housing between the inlet port (102) and the outlet port (103), and a closure element (11) arranged on the valve housing (10) for selectively opening and closing the flow duct (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Barbara Amon, Benjamin Schafer, Leo Zeimetz, Matthias Rau
  • Publication number: 20190290320
    Abstract: A catheter device (1) for providing access to a body cavity of a patient comprises a tube (10) and an inserting shell (11) arranged on the tube (10) and constituted to be fastened to an insertion guide (3) for inserting the catheter device (1) into a body opening (C) of a patient (P). Herein, the inserting shell (11) comprises an opening (111) into which a thread (300) of the insertion guide (3) is insertable for fastening the catheter device (1) to the insertion guide (3). In this way, a catheter device is provided which, in an easy and efficient manner, allows for the fastening to an insertion guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Barbara Amon
  • Publication number: 20190223903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cannulation device (1) for providing an access to a patient through a skin of the patient, comprising a puncture needle (11) with a needle tip (113) for puncturing the skin of the patient and a cannula (12). The cannulation device (1) is characterized in that the puncture needle (11) is movably connected to the cannula (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Barbara Amon
  • Publication number: 20190224453
    Abstract: A retention member (1) for securing a catheter (2) on a patient (P) comprises a base element (10) having a bottom side (103) and a top side (104), the bottom side being placeable on the patient (P) and the top side (104) being adapted for receiving the catheter (2). The retention member (1) furthermore comprises a ribbon (14) having a first end (140) connected to the top side (104) of the base element (10) and having a second end (141) opposite the first end (140), wherein the base element (10) comprises at least one opening (150, 151) through which the second end (141) of the ribbon (14) is insertable for fixing the catheter (2) on the retention member (1) in between the base element (10) and the ribbon (14). In this way a retention member is provided which is easy and safe to use, may suit to secure catheters of different sizes on a patient and at the same time may be manufactured in a cost-effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Benjamin Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20190111244
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector (1) for connecting a catheter (2) to a fluid transfer system comprising a main body (11) with a tubular pin (111) adapted to be inserted into an end portion (21) of the catheter (2) such as to provide a fluid connection between the catheter (2) and the tubular pin (111). The connector (1) is characterized in that a fixing means (12) is movably connected to the main body (11), wherein the fixing means (11) is adapted to fix the catheter (2) to the connector (1) when the fixing means (12) is in a fixing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Barbara Amon
  • Publication number: 20180149149
    Abstract: An infusion device (3) comprises a housing element (30) having a receptacle (301) for receiving a pump module (1), and a pump actuation mechanism (2) having a wobbling device (20) arranged on the housing element (30) and a drive shaft (21) being rotatable about a rotational axis (A). The wobbling device (20) is actuatable, by rotating the drive shaft (21) about the rotational axis (A), to perform a tumbling motion with respect to the receptacle (300) for acting onto the pump module (1) received in the receptacle (300) in order to pump a fluid through the pump module (1). Herein, the wobbling device (20) is displaceable along at least one direction (X, Y) transverse to the rotational axis (A) with respect to the receptacle (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Michael Becker
  • Publication number: 20180028745
    Abstract: An infusion device (1) comprises a housing (10) having a front side (102) and a back side (103) opposite to the front side (102). A display device (11) is arranged at the front side (102) of the housing (10). A pump mechanism (18) serves to act onto a disposable pump module (17, 4), the pump mechanism (18) being included in the housing (10). Herein, the housing (10) is constituted to receive the disposable pump module (17, 4) at the back side (103). In this way an infusion device is provided which allows placing a disposable pump module on the housing of the infusion device and which may offer space savings over existing infusion devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Michael Becker
  • Publication number: 20180028751
    Abstract: An infusion device comprises a pump device (1) having a housing part (103) and a flexible wall section (120) together forming a pump channel (121) through which a fluid is to be pumped, wherein the pump channel (121) has a first end (120A) as inlet for a fluid and a second end (120B) as outlet for a fluid, wherein the pump channel (121) extends along a channel length (C) between the first end (120A) and the second end (120B). The infusion device further comprises a pump actuation mechanism (2) having an actuation device (20) for acting onto the flexible wall section (120) along the channel length (C) of the pump channel (121) for locally depressing the flexible wall section (120) in a vertical direction (Z) in order to pump a fluid through the pump channel (121), the actuation device (20) being displaceable with respect to a housing section (22) of the pump actuation mechanism (2) along the vertical direction (Z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Fresenius Vial SAS
    Inventors: Barbara Amon, Michael Becker
  • Publication number: 20170056588
    Abstract: A valve device (1) for a medical system comprises a valve housing (10), an inlet port (102) arranged on the valve housing (10), an outlet port (103) arranged on the valve housing (10), a flow duct (12) extending through the valve housing (10) connecting the inlet port (102) and the outlet port (103) to allow for a fluid flow (P) through the valve housing between the inlet port (102) and the outlet port (103), and a closure element (11) ranged on the valve housing (10) for selectively opening and closing the flow duct (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Barbara Amon, Benjamin Schafer, Leo Zeimetz, Matthias Rau
  • Publication number: 20150320638
    Abstract: A cap for a milk container, in particular for a milk bottle, comprising a holder for securing the cap on the milk container, and a female connector element, which is arranged as a through-opening in the cap, for connection to a male connector element, wherein at least the female connector element has an antimicrobial surface at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Barbara Amon, Sabine Althaus-Krohn