Patents by Inventor Heiko Gundlach
Heiko Gundlach 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: 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: 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: 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: 20180316243Abstract: A motor for a pump is provided with a radially outer stator and a radially inner rotor. The radially outer stator having a laminated core. The rotor is mounted in two magnetic axial bearings distanced from one another in an axial direction of the rotor. A position of the stator relative to a reference surface, against which a component rests, is established exclusively by a single positioning element arranged between the laminated core of the stator and the reference surface. A stationary part of a first magnetic axial bearing of the two magnetic axial bearings is integrated in the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Heiko Gundlach, 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