Patents by Inventor Bodo Kreidler

Bodo Kreidler 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).

  • Needle attachment for a surgical sewing instrument
    Patent number: 9247937
    Abstract: A needle attachment for a surgical sewing instrument has a proximal-side connector for connecting to a sewing instrument. The needle attachment has a hollow shaft-like body which has a curved hollow needle on the distal side. A thread can be guided through the needle attachment. The cross-section of the curved hollow needle is oval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bodo Kreidler
  • Medical knot pusher
    Patent number: 7717927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical knot pusher having a shaft, a handle on the proximal end of the shaft, and a guide device on the distal end of the shaft, for holding and guiding surgical sewing material, as well as with an additional cutting device positioned on the shaft for severing the surgical sewing material positioned in the guide device. A medical knot pusher, which is both simple to operate and has a range of uses, is characterized according to the invention in that the shaft consists of a shaft tube that contains the guide device for the surgical sewing material and is positioned in the handle, as well as a cutting tube that can be mounted on the shaft tube and constitutes the cutting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hahn, Bodo Kreidler
  • Needle Attachment For A Surgical Sewing Instrument
    Publication number: 20090112258
    Abstract: A needle attachment for a surgical sewing instrument has a proximal-side connector for connecting to a sewing instrument. The needle attachment has a hollow shaft-like body which has a curved hollow needle on the distal side. A thread can be guided through the needle attachment. The cross-section of the curved hollow needle is oval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Bodo Kreidler
  • Medical knot pusher
    Publication number: 20070213746
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical knot pusher having a shaft, a handle on the proximal end of the shaft, and a guide device on the distal end of the shaft, for holding and guiding surgical sewing material, as well as with an additional cutting device positioned on the shaft for severing the surgical sewing material positioned in the guide device. A medical knot pusher, which is both simple to operate and has a range of uses, is characterized according to the invention in that the shaft consists of a shaft tube that contains the guide device for the surgical sewing material and is positioned in the handle, as well as a cutting tube that can be mounted on the shaft tube and constitutes the cutting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Martin Hahn, Bodo Kreidler
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: D596291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Berberich, Rickey Hart, Bodo Kreidler, Glenn Prechac
  • Oval cannula for use in surgery
    Patent number: D603043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bodo Kreidler
  • Target device
    Patent number: D662204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Francesco Franceschi, Michael Sauer, Martin Oberlaender, Bodo Kreidler, Juergen Bogenschuetz
  • Biopsy set
    Patent number: D692133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Steinwachs, Sascha Berberich, Bodo Kreidler, Michael Sauer, Sabine Zahler
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: D893713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mathias Stengele, Bodo Kreidler, Sebastian Wagner, Christian Engesser