Patents by Inventor Juergen P. Eitenmueller

Juergen P. Eitenmueller 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 for coagulation of tissue
    Patent number: 8109929
    Abstract: A medical instrument for coagulation of tissue has an electrode carrier and, at a distal end of the electrode carrier, an electrode that can be supplied with high-frequency current. The medical instrument also has a stripper arranged directly adjacent to the electrode. The stripper and the electrode can be moved relative to each other in order to remove contaminants from the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Juergen P. Eitenmueller
  • Medical Instrument For Coagulation Of Tissue
    Publication number: 20090018540
    Abstract: A medical instrument for coagulation of tissue has an electrode carrier and, at a distal end of the electrode carrier, an electrode that can be supplied with high-frequency current. The medical instrument also has a stripper arranged directly adjacent to the electrode. The stripper and the electrode can be moved relative to each other in order to remove contaminants from the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Juergen P. Eitenmueller
  • Medical instrument for dissecting tissue
    Patent number: 6387094
    Abstract: A medical instrument for dissecting tissue in the human or animal body has an elongated shaft and, at a distal end of said shaft, two jaw parts that are movable relative to one another and that coact for dissecting tissue, at least one of said jaw parts being configured as an electrode which can be impinged upon by high-frequency current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jürgen P. Eitenmüller
  • Medical instrument for coagulation of tissue
    Patent number: D620108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen P. Eitenmueller, Uwe Bacher