Patents by Inventor Edward Baert

Edward Baert 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).

  • Minimally-advancing luminal catheter
    Patent number: 9402982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable catheter (100) provided for insertion through a wall (50) of a dural venous sinus (70) in a subject, having a proximal (20) and distal end (30), comprising: —a tubular shaft (10) for insertion through the wall (50) of the venous sinus (70) into the sinus (52), provided with a shaft lumen (12) in fluid connection with a proximal port (14) at the proximal end and a distal port (16) at the distal end of the shaft (10), and —a stop element (40) disposed on an outer surface of the tubular shaft (10), configured to limit the depth of insertion of the tubular shaft (10) into the sinus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: Steerable Instruments BVBA, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Edward Baert, Frank DeWaele
  • MINIMALLY-ADVANCING LUMINAL CATHETER
    Publication number: 20140207044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable catheter (100) provided for insertion through a wall (50) of a dural venous sinus (70) in a subject, having a proximal (20) and distal end (30), comprising: —a tubular shaft (10) for insertion through the wall (50) of the venous sinus (70) into the sinus (52), provided with a shaft lumen (12) in fluid connection with a proximal port (14) at the proximal end and a distal port (16) at the distal end of the shaft (10), and —a stop element (40) disposed on an outer surface of the tubular shaft (10), configured to limit the depth of insertion of the tubular shaft (10) into the sinus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITEIT GENT, STEERABLE INSTRUMENTS BVBA
    Inventors: Edward Baert, Frank Dewaele