Patents by Inventor Helmuth Mohr

Helmuth Mohr 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).

  • Catheter for detaching abnormal deposits from blood vessels in humans
    Patent number: 5873882
    Abstract: The catheter connected to a drive unit has, at its front end a cutting tool which consists of a stator and rotor. Cutting edges arranged on the circumference of the rotor and stator interact in a shearing action. The rotor is an external rotor. The detached deposits are conveyed through a tubular sheath and into a collecting container via a discharge chamber. A rotary catheter of this kind is used for carefully removing blood clots and stenoses from narrowed blood vessels such as arteries and veins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Straub Medical AG
    Inventors: Immanuel Straub, Helmuth Mohr