Patents by Inventor Christian Skutta

Christian Skutta 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).

  • Plug for heart electrode wire
    Patent number: 5795178
    Abstract: A plug (101) for connection to the stripped end of a heart electrode wire or of another implantable wire comprises a contact piece (110), the front region of which is constructed as a plug pin (112) and the rear region (114) of which has a recess (118), an insulating housing (120) which surrounds the rear region (114) of the contact piece (110) and leaves free access to the recess (118), and a clamping piece (130) which, in the assembled state, engages with the recess (118), whereby the stripped wire end is bent round and clamped in the recess (118).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Lothar Schilder, Kay Muller, Christian Skutta, Hanke Sierk