Patents by Inventor Benedictus Christiaan Schoot

Benedictus Christiaan Schoot 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: 8157745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out an examination of a wall of a body cavity, in particular a uterus, which device comprises a catheter, supply means for supplying a sterile fluid to the body cavity via an outflow opening of the catheter, a sealing element for sealing the body cavity against leakage of the sterile fluid from the body cavity. The device furthermore comprises gripping means, operating means for operating the gripping means from a position outside the body cavity and transmission means for transmitting operating actions performed at the operating means to the gripping means, said transmission means extending through a further catheter via the sealing element, wherein said further catheter forms the catheter. The invention further relates to a method for examining a body cavity, using such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Benedictus Christiaan Schoot
  • Publication number: 20080275363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out an examination of a wall of a body cavity, in particular a uterus, which device comprises a catheter, supply means for supplying a sterile fluid to the body cavity via an outflow opening of the catheter, a sealing element for sealing the body cavity against leakage of the sterile fluid from the body cavity. The device furthermore comprises gripping means, operating means for operating the gripping means from a position outside the body cavity and transmission means for transmitting operating actions performed at the operating means to the gripping means, said transmission means extending through a further catheter via the sealing element, wherein said further catheter forms the catheter. The invention further relates to a method for examining a body cavity, using such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Benedictus Christiaan Schoot