Patents by Inventor Kim Peter WINTERWERBER
Kim Peter WINTERWERBER 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).
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Publication number: 20230372696Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arsian, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 11766555Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arslan, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 11654273Abstract: A blood pump may be provided that includes an inlet, an outlet and a rotor for delivering fluid from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the rotor is suspended within the blood pump by radial passive magnetic forces and axially is preloaded in one direction at least by way of passive magnetic forces so that, during a fluid-delivering rotation of the rotor, the axial thrust of the rotor acts counter to the magnetic attraction acting axially in the direction of the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Marcus Granegger, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Hendryk Richert, Bodo Schmidt, Oliver Peters
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Patent number: 11197989Abstract: A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach
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Patent number: 11077295Abstract: A system is provided for connecting a blood pump to a heart, the system comprising: a blood pump for conveying blood, wherein the blood pump comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, and between the first and the second tubular portion, there is a flange-shaped portion; and comprising a connector having a tubular connector portion extending in an axial direction between a distal end and a proximal end having a lumen for receiving the first tubular portion of the blood pump, and having a flange-shaped connector portion arranged at the distal end for fastening the connector to an organ.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach, Michael Matthes, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 10944168Abstract: A medical apparatus is provided that includes an implantable element, in particular a heart pump, and a control unit for the implantable element, which control unit is connected to the implantable element by means of a first connection. The problem of arranging an antenna of a radio module on the control unit expediently and favourably is solved in that the control unit is configured for arrangement outside the patient's body and has a predetermined orientation relative to the patient's body and has a radio module, wherein an antenna of the radio module is arranged in such a way that the region in which the patient's body is intended to be positioned, as considered from the control unit, is shielded from the antenna at least in part by electromagnetically shielding, in particular electrically conductive parts of the control unit or housing thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: BERLIN HEART GMBHInventors: Michael Frischke, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20210030936Abstract: A blood pump may be provided that includes an inlet, an outlet and a rotor for delivering fluid from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the rotor is suspended within the blood pump by radial passive magnetic forces and axially is preloaded in one direction at least by way of passive magnetic forces so that, during a fluid-delivering rotation of the rotor, the axial thrust of the rotor acts counter to the magnetic attraction acting axially in the direction of the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Marcus Granegger, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Hendryk Richert, Bodo Schmidt, Oliver Peters
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Patent number: 10828408Abstract: A blood pump may be provided that includes an inlet, an outlet and a rotor for delivering fluid from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the rotor is suspended within the blood pump by radial passive magnetic forces and axially is preloaded in one direction at least by way of passive magnetic forces so that, during a fluid-delivering rotation of the rotor, the axial thrust of the rotor acts counter to the magnetic attraction acting axially in the direction of the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: BERLIN HEART GMBHInventors: Marcus Granegger, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Hendryk Richert, Bodo Schmidt, Oliver Peters
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Publication number: 20200069855Abstract: A system, such as a blood pump system, is provided for securing a releasable connection between two elements, in particular between two cables or between two hollow bodies, said system comprising: a first connector and a second connector that is releasably connectable to the first connector, a securing sleeve which, when the first connector is connected to the second connector, is movable, by displacement of the securing sleeve relative to the first connector and relative to the second connector into a securing position in which the securing sleeve completely or at least partially receives the first connector and the second connector, and a latching device with at least one latching element, wherein the latching device is configured to produce a latching connection between the securing sleeve in the securing position and the first connector and/or the second connector connected to the first connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Gerhard Lauterbach, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Maik Meissner
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Publication number: 20190343997Abstract: The present application relates to a blood pump having a mechanical bearing assembly. A ball segment is provided which is made of a diamond.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Marcus Granegger, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20190160212Abstract: A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach
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Publication number: 20190038819Abstract: A system is provided for connecting a blood pump to a heart, the system comprising: a blood pump for conveying blood, wherein the blood pump comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, and between the first and the second tubular portion, there is a flange-shaped portion; and comprising a connector having a tubular connector portion extending in an axial direction between a distal end and a proximal end having a lumen for receiving the first tubular portion of the blood pump, and having a flange-shaped connector portion arranged at the distal end for fastening the connector to an organ.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach, Michael Matthes, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20190038820Abstract: A blood pump may be provided that includes an inlet, an outlet and a rotor for delivering fluid from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the rotor is suspended within the blood pump by radial passive magnetic forces and axially is preloaded in one direction at least by way of passive magnetic forces so that, during a fluid-delivering rotation of the rotor, the axial thrust of the rotor acts counter to the magnetic attraction acting axially in the direction of the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Marcus Granegger, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Hendryk Richert, Bodo Schmidt, Oliver Peters
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Patent number: 10195322Abstract: An electrical arrangement with an implantable cable element may be provided which comprises a strain relief element which is arranged centrically in the cross section, as well as a group of conductors insulated to one another, said group being stranded around the strain relief element, and a common shielding element surrounding the electrical conductors, as well as a fluid-tight cable sheath. The implantable cable element may have a symmetrical construction.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: BERLIN HEART GMBHInventors: Mario Arnold, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20180316243Abstract: A motor for a pump is provided with a radially outer stator and a radially inner rotor. The radially outer stator having a laminated core. The rotor is mounted in two magnetic axial bearings distanced from one another in an axial direction of the rotor. A position of the stator relative to a reference surface, against which a component rests, is established exclusively by a single positioning element arranged between the laminated core of the stator and the reference surface. A stationary part of a first magnetic axial bearing of the two magnetic axial bearings is integrated in the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Heiko Gundlach, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20180289878Abstract: A heart pump arrangement including a heart pump and a control apparatus connected thereto, where the control apparatus has a first connector element of a first connection device, and including an intermediate plug-in module, which has a second connector element, which is detachably connectable to the first connector element, wherein the intermediate plug-in module has a second connection device, which is non-detachable or which is detachable within a framework of a second connection, for connection to an electrical power source, and additionally a third connection device, which is non-detachable or which is detachable within a framework of a third connection, for connection to a data processing device, in particular a terminal. By means of the connection possibilities of the intermediate plug-in module on the secondary side, incorrect connections to connected batteries, power supply units, or other apparatuses to be connected are minimised.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Kim Peter Winterwerber, Helge Krambeck, Sebastian Kallenbach, Daniel Strommenger
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Publication number: 20180256799Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arslan, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20180236150Abstract: An electrical arrangement with an implantable cable element may be provided which comprises a strain relief element which is arranged centrically in the cross section, as well as a group of conductors insulated to one another, said group being stranded around the strain relief element, and a common shielding element surrounding the electrical conductors, as well as a fluid-tight cable sheath. The implantable cable element may have a symmetrical construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Mario Arnold, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 9974892Abstract: An electrical arrangement with an implantable cable element may be provided which comprises a strain relief element which is arranged centrically in the cross section, as well as a group of conductors insulated to one another, said group being stranded around the strain relief element, and a common shielding element surrounding the electrical conductors, as well as a fluid-tight cable sheath. The implantable cable element may have a symmetrical construction.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Mario Arnold, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20180131086Abstract: A medical apparatus is provided that includes an implantable element, in particular a heart pump, and a control unit for the implantable element, which control unit is connected to the implantable element by means of a first connection. The problem of arranging an antenna of a radio module on the control unit expediently and favourably is solved in that the control unit is configured for arrangement outside the patient's body and has a predetermined orientation relative to the patient's body and has a radio module, wherein an antenna of the radio module is arranged in such a way that the region in which the patient's body is intended to be positioned, as considered from the control unit, is shielded from the antenna at least in part by electromagnetically shielding, in particular electrically conductive parts of the control unit or housing thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Frischke, Kim Peter Winterwerber