Patents by Inventor Gerhard Lauterbach
Gerhard Lauterbach 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).
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Publication number: 20230372696Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arsian, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 11766555Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arslan, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 11197989Abstract: A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach
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Patent number: 11090154Abstract: A holding device for a suture ring is provided. The holding device may include a retainer in which a suture ring can be releasably fixed, in particular clamped, and a handle which is connected to the retainer and which has an actuating mechanism for fixing and/or releasing a connection between the retainer and the suture ring. By means of the holding device, a suture ring can be fixed in the retainer such that a tubular part and/or object can be pushed into the suture ring without exerting forces on the tissue to which the suture ring is connected.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: BERLIN HEART GMBHInventors: Helge Krambeck, Gerhard Lauterbach, Felix Von Winterfeld
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Patent number: 11077295Abstract: A system is provided for connecting a blood pump to a heart, the system comprising: a blood pump for conveying blood, wherein the blood pump comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, and between the first and the second tubular portion, there is a flange-shaped portion; and comprising a connector having a tubular connector portion extending in an axial direction between a distal end and a proximal end having a lumen for receiving the first tubular portion of the blood pump, and having a flange-shaped connector portion arranged at the distal end for fastening the connector to an organ.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach, Michael Matthes, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20200069855Abstract: A system, such as a blood pump system, is provided for securing a releasable connection between two elements, in particular between two cables or between two hollow bodies, said system comprising: a first connector and a second connector that is releasably connectable to the first connector, a securing sleeve which, when the first connector is connected to the second connector, is movable, by displacement of the securing sleeve relative to the first connector and relative to the second connector into a securing position in which the securing sleeve completely or at least partially receives the first connector and the second connector, and a latching device with at least one latching element, wherein the latching device is configured to produce a latching connection between the securing sleeve in the securing position and the first connector and/or the second connector connected to the first connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Gerhard Lauterbach, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Maik Meissner
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Publication number: 20190160212Abstract: A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach
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Publication number: 20190117393Abstract: A holding device for a suture ring is provided. The holding device may include a retainer in which a suture ring can be releasably fixed, in particular clamped, and a handle which is connected to the retainer and which has an actuating mechanism for fixing and/or releasing a connection between the retainer and the suture ring. By means of the holding device, a suture ring can be fixed in the retainer such that a tubular part and/or object can be pushed into the suture ring without exerting forces on the tissue to which the suture ring is connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Helge Krambeck, Gerhard Lauterbach, Felix Von Winterfeld
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Publication number: 20190038819Abstract: A system is provided for connecting a blood pump to a heart, the system comprising: a blood pump for conveying blood, wherein the blood pump comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, and between the first and the second tubular portion, there is a flange-shaped portion; and comprising a connector having a tubular connector portion extending in an axial direction between a distal end and a proximal end having a lumen for receiving the first tubular portion of the blood pump, and having a flange-shaped connector portion arranged at the distal end for fastening the connector to an organ.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach, Michael Matthes, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20180256799Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arslan, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber