Patents by Inventor Jürgen Rometsch

Jürgen Rometsch 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).

  • Medical instrument with cleaning gap in the closure region
    Patent number: 11701135
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a first hand lever which has a manually actuated grip portion at its proximal end, a work portion for gripping, clamping or cutting an object at its distal end, and, lying between these, a bearing portion on which a bearing element engages in order to permit pivotability about a rotation axis between the first hand lever and a second hand lever, wherein the second hand lever has a grip portion at its proximal end, a work portion at its distal end, and, lying between these, a guide portion on which the bearing element engages, wherein the guide portion of the second hand lever has on one side a recess for receiving the bearing portion of the first hand lever such that two guide protrusions located distally and proximally of the recess at least partially cover the bearing portion in an operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lorenz Gabele, Jürgen Rometsch, Volker Scheu, Oliver Schulz
  • Medical Instrument with Cleaning Gap in the Closure Region
    Publication number: 20210275202
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a first hand lever which has a manually actuated grip portion at its proximal end, a work portion for gripping, clamping or cutting an object at its distal end, and, lying between these, a bearing portion on which a bearing element engages in order to permit pivotability about a rotation axis between the first hand lever and a second hand lever, wherein the second hand lever has a grip portion at its proximal end a work portion at its distal end, and lying between these, a guide portion on which the bearing element engages, wherein the guide portion of the second hand lever has on one side a recess for receiving the bearing portion of the first hand lever such that two guide protrusions located distally and proximally of the recess at least partially cover the bearing portion in an operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lorenz Gabele, Jürgen Rometsch, Volker Scheu, Oliver Schulz