Patents by Inventor Johann Klaffenboeck

Johann Klaffenboeck 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).

  • Patent number: 11547402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for connecting body tissues with a head part, which has a longitudinal axis and can be pushed into a body opening, wherein a plurality of tissue staples are accommodated in the head part in a storage position which tissue staples consist of a linear main section and two engagement sections projecting perpendicularly therefrom and are each aligned in a first plane which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Optimal usability in the human body is achieved in that a hydraulic cylinder and/or a cylinder rod are at least partially arranged in the interior of the space which lies between the engagement sections of the tissue staples in the storage position, and preferably that the cylinder rod is firmly connected to a slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Johann Klaffenböck, Lukas Klaffenböck, Julian Mair
  • Patent number: 11000269
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for a medical instrument for applying a surgical suture, comprising a release unit (200) and an operating unit (300), said operating unit (300) comprising two pivotable gripper jaws (310, 320), each gripper jaw (310, 320) having a needle receptacle (340) and a needle fixation arrangement, said release unit (200) being configured to move the two gripper jaws (310, 320), and the trigger unit (200) also being configured to actuate said needle fixation arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Johann Klaffenböck, Lukas Klaffenböck, Julian Mair
  • Patent number: 10932773
    Abstract: A device for connecting body tissues has a head part, which can be pushed into a body opening and has a longitudinal axis, wherein tissue staples are accommodated in the head part in a storage position. The tissue staples have a linear main section and two engagement sections projecting perpendicularly therefrom aligned in a first plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Optimal usability in the human body is achieved by rotor elements, which are pivotable about an axis parallel to the main sections of the tissue staples with each have a bearing surface for an engagement section of a tissue staple to rotate said tissue staple from the storage position into a working position in which the tissue staple is arranged in a further plane oriented perpendicularly to the first plane, and in that a slider is provided to advance the tissue staple and deform it into a clamping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Johann Klaffenböck, Lukas Klaffenböck, Julian Mair
  • Publication number: 20200046347
    Abstract: A device for connecting body tissues has a head part, which can be pushed into a body opening and has a longitudinal axis, wherein tissue staples are accommodated in the head part in a storage position. The tissue staples have a linear main section and two engagement sections projecting perpendicularly therefrom aligned in a first plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Optimal usability in the human body is achieved by rotor elements, which are pivotable about an axis parallel to the main sections of the tissue staples with each have a bearing surface for an engagement section of a tissue staple to rotate said tissue staple from the storage position into a working position in which the tissue staple is arranged in a further plane oriented perpendicularly to the first plane, and in that a slider is provided to advance the tissue staple and deform it into a clamping position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Johann KLAFFENBÖCK, Lukas KLAFFENBÖCK, Julian MAIR
  • Publication number: 20190307447
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for connecting body tissues with a head part, which has a longitudinal axis and can be pushed into a body opening, wherein a plurality of tissue staples are accommodated in the head part in a storage position which tissue staples consist of a linear main section and two engagement sections projecting perpendicularly therefrom and are each aligned in a first plane which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Optimal usability in the human body is achieved in that a hydraulic cylinder and/or a cylinder rod are at least partially arranged in the interior of the space which lies between the engagement sections of the tissue staples in the storage position, and preferably that the cylinder rod is firmly connected to a slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Johann KLAFFENBÖCK, Lukas KLAFFENBÖCK, Julian MAIR
  • Publication number: 20190083086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for a medical instrument for applying a surgical suture, comprising a release unit (200) and an operating unit (300), said operating unit (300) comprising two pivotable gripper jaws (310,320), each gripper jaw (310, 320) having a needle receptacle (340) and a needle fixation arrangement, said release unit (200) being configured to move the two gripper jaws (310, 320), and the trigger unit (200) also being configured to actuate said needle fixation arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Johann Klaffenböck, Lukas Klaffenböck, Julian Mair
  • Patent number: 8828048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument comprising an elongated element, which is preferably configured for transoral placement in a stomach, and an end effector (100) arranged at one end of the elongated element, wherein the end effector (100) can be operated by means of a hydraulic operating mechanism (1), wherein the hydraulic operating mechanism (1) comprises a cylinder (20) having at least one, preferably two, three, four, or five, overflow channels (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) for a hydraulic fluid, which are connected to the cylinder interior by means of at least one bore (22, 22b, 22b?, 22c, 22c?, 22d, 22d?), a piston (30) arranged in the cylinder (20) and movable along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder (20) is provided, wherein the piston (30) divides the interior (23) of the cylinder (20) into a first cylinder chamber (23a) and a second cylinder chamber (23b) and is connected to the end effector (100) by means of a piston rod (31), and at least one connection (41) for introducing hydraulic fluid i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventors: Johann Klaffenboeck, Lukas Klaffenboeck
  • Publication number: 20120101483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument comprising an elongated element, which is preferably configured for transoral placement in a stomach, and an end effector (100) arranged at one end of the elongated element, wherein the end effector (100) can be operated by means of a hydraulic operating mechanism (1), wherein the hydraulic operating mechanism (1) comprises a cylinder (20) having at least one, preferably two, three, four, or five, overflow channels (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) for a hydraulic fluid, which are connected to the cylinder interior by means of at least one bore (22, 22b, 22b?, 22c, 22c?, 22d, 22d?), a piston (30) arranged in the cylinder (20) and movable along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder (20) is provided, wherein the piston (30) divides the interior (23) of the cylinder (20) into a first cylinder chamber (23a) and a second cylinder chamber (23b) and is connected to the end effector (100) by means of a piston rod (31), and at least one connection (41) for introducing hydraulic fluid i
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Johann Klaffenboeck, Lukas Klaffenboeck