Patents by Inventor Klaus Kallesoe

Klaus Kallesoe 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).

  • Implantable cuff having improved closure
    Patent number: 5487756
    Abstract: An implantable cuff having an improved closure is disclosed. The closure has a set of small interdigitated tubes lying along the edges of a longitudinal slit opening in the cuff. A rod-like locking member is inserted through the interdigitated tubes to lock the cuff closed. A flexible flap attached to the inside of the cuff electrically and mechanically isolates the interior of the cuff from the exterior. The cuff has particular application as a nerve cuff for recording electrical nerve activity and for electrically stimulating nerves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Simon Fraser University
    Inventors: Klaus Kallesoe, Joaquin A. Hoffer, Kevin Strange, Ignacio Valenzuela