Patents by Inventor Hans Kottkamp

Hans Kottkamp 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).

  • Method for treating tissue
    Patent number: 8256428
    Abstract: A method for treating tissue is provided. The method comprises introducing into a patient the distal end of a catheter. The catheter comprises a catheter shaft comprising an elongated tubing having proximal and distal ends, and a distal shaft comprising a tubing having proximal and distal ends. The distal shaft carries a treatment device along a side of the distal shaft. A hinge is mounted between the distal end of the catheter shaft and the proximal end of the distal shaft. The hinge enhances the ability of the distal shaft to bend relative to the catheter shaft in a single predetermined plane A force is exerted on the distal shaft to cause at least a portion of the treatment device that is along a side of the distal shaft to contact the tissue. The tissue is treated with the treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Biosense Webster, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerhard Hindricks, Hans Kottkamp, Bart-Jan Korteling, Benjamin D. McDaniel, Martin F. O'Sullivan, James K. Lee
  • Method for treating tissue
    Publication number: 20040181138
    Abstract: A method for treating tissue is provided. The method comprises introducing into a patient the distal end of a catheter. The catheter comprises a catheter shaft comprising an elongated tubing having proximal and distal ends, and a distal shaft comprising a tubing having proximal and distal ends. The distal shaft carries a treatment device along a side of the distal shaft. A hinge is mounted between the distal end of the catheter shaft and the proximal end of the distal shaft. The hinge enhances the ability of the distal shaft to bend relative to the catheter shaft in a single predetermined plane A force is exerted on the distal shaft to cause at least a portion of the treatment device that is along a side of the distal shaft to contact the tissue. The tissue is treated with the treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Hindricks, Hans Kottkamp, Bart-Jan Korteling, Benjamin D. McDaniel, Martin F. O'Sullivan, James K. Lee