Patents by Inventor Bettina Hoffmann

Bettina Hoffmann 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: 8382833
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soft-tissue implant for use in the medical field which has an antibacterial effect. The soft-tissue implant, which may for example be a breast implant, has at least one antibiotic substance bound to the implant surface in first and second configurations that release the antibiotic substance, after implanting in an animal body, at short term and long term release rates. The first and second configurations are each present at one or more common surface locations. The soft-tissue implant has an antibacterial effect that prevents or reduces the deposition of bacteria and the formation of bacteria-containing biofilms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Biocer Entwicklungs GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Kokott, Bettina Hoffmann, Martina Feldmann, Günter Ziegler, Lukas Prantl, Marita Eisenmann-Klein
  • Publication number: 20110106248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soft-tissue implant for use in the medical field which has an antibacterial effect. The soft-tissue implant, which may for example be a breast implant, has at least one antibiotic substance bound to the implant surface in first and second configurations that release the antibiotic substance, after implanting in an animal body, at short term and long term release rates. The first and second configurations are each present at one or more common surface locations. The soft-tissue implant has an antibacterial effect that prevents or reduces the deposition of bacteria and the formation of bacteria-containing biofilms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Kokott, Bettina Hoffmann, Martina Feldmann, Guenter Ziegler, Lukas Prantl, Marita Eisenmann-Klein
  • Publication number: 20090263436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a material that is used primarily for medical, long-term in vivo purposes, e.g. as a filling material in dentistry. The aim of the invention is to create a material primarily for medical, long-term in vivo use which does not have the disadvantages of materials used in prior art, does not release active substances, and endures after the material has been removed or when the shape thereof is modified. The aim is achieved by the fact that the material is made of polymers and filling agents which are embodied as polymer-coated, chemically modified particles that carry hydroxyl groups and are surrounded by a matrix of another polymer. The coating polymer develops an antimicrobial effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Andreas Kokott, Bettina Hoffmann, Gunter Ziegler, Michael Behr, Martin Rosentritt