Patents by Inventor Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven

Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven 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 magnet arrangements
    Patent number: 11883662
    Abstract: Presented herein are magnet arrangements for use with encapsulated implantable components. An implantable component comprises an implant body and a plurality of wire loops forming an internal coil that are encapsulated in a biocompatible overmolding. The implantable component also comprises a bone fixture positioned proximate to the plurality of wire loops and an implantable magnet attached to the bone fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Daniel Smyth, Fysh Dadd, Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Claudiu G. Treaba, Jonathon Kirk, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh
  • TREATMENT OF THE EAR
    Publication number: 20220161009
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson
  • INNER EAR PLUG
    Publication number: 20220110795
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to a securable inner drug delivery plug or stopper that is configured to be inserted into, and secured (retained) within, an opening of the inner ear of a recipient. The securable inner drug delivery plug is configured to deliver drugs directly into the inner ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Marcus Andersson, Claudiu G. Treaba, Fysh Dadd
  • Inner ear plug
    Patent number: 11213430
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to a securable inner drug delivery plug or stopper that is configured to be inserted into, and secured (retained) within, an opening of the inner ear of an recipient. The securable inner drug delivery plug is configured to deliver drugs directly into the inner ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Marcus Andersson, Claudiu G. Treaba, Fysh Dadd
  • Treatment of the ear
    Patent number: 11213662
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson
  • Implantable Magnet Arrangements
    Publication number: 20210031037
    Abstract: Presented herein are magnet arrangements for use with encapsulated implantable components. An implantable component comprises an implant body and a plurality of wire loops forming an internal coil that are encapsulated in a biocompatible overmolding. The implantable component also comprises a bone fixture positioned proximate to the plurality of wire loops and an implantable magnet attached to the bone fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Daniel Smyth, Fysh Dadd, Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Claudiu G. Treaba, Jonathon Kirk, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh
  • Implantable magnet arrangements
    Patent number: 10792503
    Abstract: Presented herein are magnet arrangements for use with encapsulated implantable components. An implantable component comprises an implant body and a plurality of wire loops forming an internal coil that are encapsulated in a biocompatible overmolding. The implantable component also comprises a bone fixture positioned proximate to the plurality of wire loops and an implantable magnet attached to the bone fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: COCHLEAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Daniel Smyth, Fysh Dadd, Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Claudiu G. Treaba, Jonathon Kirk, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh
  • TREATMENT OF THE EAR
    Publication number: 20190374757
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson
  • Treatment of the ear
    Patent number: 10406334
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to the ear of a recipient of an implantable auditory prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Cochler Limited
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson
  • Implantable Magnet Arrangements
    Publication number: 20180028818
    Abstract: Presented herein are magnet arrangements for use with encapsulated implantable components. An implantable component comprises an implant body and a plurality of wire loops forming an internal coil that are encapsulated in a biocompatible overmolding. The implantable component also comprises a bone fixture positioned proximate to the plurality of wire loops and an implantable magnet attached to the bone fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Daniel Smyth, Fysh Dadd, Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Claudiu G. Treaba, Jonathon Kirk, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh
  • COCHLEA HEALTH MONITORING
    Publication number: 20170360364
    Abstract: Presented herein are in-situ techniques for monitoring a recipient's cochlea health to proactively identify (i.e., predict) changes to the recipient's cochlea health outside of a clinical setting. The cochlea health monitoring techniques presented herein obtain one or more cochlea health biomarkers associated with a recipient's cochlea health, such the recipient's residual hearing, and analyze these biomarkers to predict that a cochlea health change is likely to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: John Michael Heasman, Luke Campbell, Stephen O'Leary, Kerrie Plant, Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven
  • INNER EAR PLUG
    Publication number: 20170340485
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to a securable inner drug delivery plug or stopper that is configured to be inserted into, and secured (retained) within, an opening of the inner ear of an recipient. The securable inner drug delivery plug is configured to deliver drugs directly into the inner ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Marcus Andersson, Claudiu G. Treaba, Fysh Dadd
  • TREATMENT OF THE EAR
    Publication number: 20170173315
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to the ear of a recipient of an implantable auditory prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson
  • Treatment of the ear
    Patent number: 9616207
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to the ear of a recipient of an implantable auditory prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson
  • Implantable Magnet Arrangements
    Publication number: 20170050027
    Abstract: Presented herein are separable magnet arrangements for use with encapsulated implantable components. A separable magnet arrangement includes an implantable magnet is at least one of fully encapsulated in, and mechanically severable from, an overmolding of the encapsulated implantable component or an implantable magnet that is physically separate from the encapsulated implantable component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Daniel Smyth, Fysh Dadd, Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Claudiu G. Treaba, Jonathon Kirk, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh
  • Treatment of the Ear
    Publication number: 20150374964
    Abstract: Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to the ear of a recipient of an implantable auditory prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven, Daniel Smyth, Jonathon Kirk, Claudiu G. Treaba, Marcus Andersson