Patents by Inventor Burkhard Loeffler

Burkhard Loeffler 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).

  • Sterile container system comprising a transportation safety device
    Patent number: 9393074
    Abstract: A sterile container system for the sterile transport and storage of medical, in particular surgical instruments and/or implants during a sterilization process, includes a closable sterile container which is formed by a lid and a trough, and at least one sieve cage which can be inserted therein, at least one fastening device being present which acts, on the one hand, on one of the medical instruments which can be inserted in the sieve cage, immobilizing the instrument on the sieve cage, and at the same time acts on the sieve cage, immobilizing the latter on the sterile container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Christian Praedel, Rolf Alber, Tiziana Klotz, Dieter Weisshaupt, Stefan Schuster, Corvin Motz, Andrea Blumenstock, Burkhard Loeffler, Rouven Streller
  • STERILE CONTAINER SYSTEM COMPRISING A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140144799
    Abstract: A sterile container system for the sterile transport and storage of medical, in particular surgical instruments and/or implants during a sterilization process, includes a closable sterile container which is formed by a lid and a trough, and at least one sieve cage which can be inserted therein, at least one fastening device being present which acts, on the one hand, on one of the medical instruments which can be inserted in the sieve cage, immobilizing the instrument on the sieve cage, and at the same time acts on the sieve cage, immobilizing the latter on the sterile container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Praedel, Rolf Alber, Tiziana Klotz, Dieter Weisshaupt, Stefan Schuster, Corvin Motz, Andrea Blumenstock, Burkhard Loeffler, Rouven Streller
  • Holding device for an implant
    Patent number: 8061517
    Abstract: In order to improve a holding device for an implant, comprising a first connecting device for releasably connecting the holding device and the implant, such that very small implants, in particular, are easy to handle, it is suggested that the holding device have a second connecting device for releasably connecting the holding device and a storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Burkhard Loeffler, Jens Beger, Beate Celmerowski, Kay Fischer
  • Holding device for an implant
    Publication number: 20080230423
    Abstract: In order to improve a holding device for an implant, comprising a first connecting device for releasably connecting the holding device and the implant, such that very small implants, in particular, are easy to handle, it is suggested that the holding device have a second connecting device for releasably connecting the holding device and a storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: AESCULAP AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Burkhard Loeffler, Jens Beger, Beate Celmerowski, Kay Fischer
  • Packaging unit for articles to be packed in sterile condition
    Patent number: 6006917
    Abstract: In a packaging unit for articles to be packed in a sterile condition, in order to reduce the risk of damage and, at the same time, to decrease the material requirement, it is proposed that it comprise an inner bag sealed in a gastight manner which surrounds the article to be packed and encloses the article in a tight manner due to evacuation, a closed outer bag which receives the inner bag, and a shape-retaining frame which holds the outer bag immovably and is insertable into a shape-retaining storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Aesculap AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Burkhard Loeffler