Patents by Inventor Heiko Kromer

Heiko Kromer 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).

  • Soft tip cannula
    Patent number: 9757536
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes numerous example medical instruments that include an elongated portion having a proximal end and a distal end, and a passage defined therethrough and a soft tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated portion. The tip may be formed from a soft material. In some instances, the soft material may have a hardness less than the material forming the elongated portion. The tip may also include a passage that may be of a substantially equivalent size as the passage of the elongated portion. The tip may be coupled to the distal end of the elongated portion at an engagement site having a surface area greater than a cross-sectional area of the elongated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Niels A. Abt, Hans Jürg Wehrli, Heiko Kromer
  • SOFT TIP CANNULA
    Publication number: 20170106164
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes numerous example medical instruments that include an elongated portion having a proximal end and a distal end, and a passage defined therethrough and a soft tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated portion. The tip may be formed from a soft material. In some instances, the soft material may have a hardness less than the material forming the elongated portion. The tip may also include a passage that may be of a substantially equivalent size as the passage of the elongated portion. The tip may be coupled to the distal end of the elongated portion at an engagement site having a surface area greater than a cross-sectional area of the elongated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Niels Alexander Abt, Heiko Kromer, Hans Jurg Wehrli
  • SOFT TIP CANNULA
    Publication number: 20140025045
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes numerous example medical instruments that include an elongated portion having a proximal end and a distal end, and a passage defined therethrough and a soft tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated portion. The tip may be formed from a soft material. In some instances, the soft material may have a hardness less than the material forming the elongated portion. The tip may also include a passage that may be of a substantially equivalent size as the passage of the elongated portion. The tip may be coupled to the distal end of the elongated portion at an engagement site having a surface area greater than a cross-sectional area of the elongated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Niels A. Abt, Hans Jürg Wehrli, Heiko Kromer