Patents by Inventor Hartmut Gratwohl

Hartmut Gratwohl 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 of thermal treatment of a thermally responsive material of medical devices
    Patent number: 8974426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of thermal treatment of thermally responsive material wherein areas in or on the material to be thermally treated are defined and thermal energy is inputted on or into the defined areas in order to change/influence the material characteristics. The present invention further relates to medical devices or parts thereof manufactured at least in part from thermally responsive material by a process comprising at least one step of thermal treatment of this thermally responsive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited
    Inventors: Louise Corcoran, Lorcan Coffey, Andrew Jeffrey, Hartmut Gratwohl, Günter Lorenz
  • METHOD OF THERMAL TREATMENT OF A THERMALLY RESPONSIVE MATERIAL OF MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090318861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of thermal treatment of thermally responsive material wherein areas in or on the material to be thermally treated are defined and thermal energy is inputted on or into the defined areas in order to change/influence the material characteristics. The present invention further relates to medical devices or parts thereof manufactured at least in part from thermally responsive material by a process comprising at least one step of thermal treatment of this thermally responsive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED
    Inventors: Louise Corcoran, Lorcan Coffey, Andrew Jeffrey, Hartmut Gratwohl, Günter Lorenz