Patents by Inventor Christoph Andreas Binkert

Christoph Andreas Binkert 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).

  • Blood filter
    Patent number: 9017363
    Abstract: A filter unit (3) for inserting into a blood vessel (1) is disclosed, the filter unit (3) comprising: —a stent-like body (2) having a superior end (4) and a inferior end (5), the stent-like body (2) being able to expand in order to engage a wall of the blood vessel (1), —two cone-shaped units (6, 7) each having a base opening (8, 9) and a tip (10, 11), one base opening (8) being operatively connected to the superior end (4) of the stent-like body (2), the other base opening (9) being operatively connected to the inferior end (5) of the stent-like body (2), wherein the tips (10, 11) of the cone-shaped units (6, 7) point towards each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Christoph Andreas Binkert
  • BLOOD FILTER
    Publication number: 20110213404
    Abstract: A filter unit (3) for inserting into a blood vessel (1) is disclosed, the filter unit (3) comprising: —a stent-like body (2) having a superior end (4) and a inferior end (5), the stent-like body (2) being able to expand in order to engage a wall of the blood vessel (1), —two cone-shaped units (6, 7) each having a base opening (8, 9) and a tip (10, 11), one base opening (8) being operatively connected to the superior end (4) of the stent-like body (2), the other base opening (9) being operatively connected to the inferior end (5) of the stent-like body (2), wherein the tips (10, 11) of the cone-shaped units (6, 7) point towards each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Christoph Andreas Binkert