Patents by Inventor Kuno Münch

Kuno Münch 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).

  • Temporary medical electrical lead having electrode mounting pad with biodegradable adhesive
    Patent number: 6463335
    Abstract: A temporary cardiac electrical stimulating lead is disclosed having a stimulating electrode mounted in or on an electrode mounting pad disposed at a distal end of the lead, the pad having a biodegradable adhesive disposed thereon and/or therewithin. The adhesive, and preferably also the electrode mounting pad, are capable of biodegradably dissolving over time in human body fluids. The adhesive permits the electrode mounting pad to be attached to a patient's epicardium without the use of sutures, or with fewer sutures than have heretofore been required to suitably affix an electrode mounting pad to a patient's heart. In a preferred embodiment, when the lead body is pulled away from the electrode mounting pad and removed from a patient, any portion of the electrode mounting pad and the adhesive remaining within the patient dissolves over time and disappears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuno Münch, Marc Hendriks, Michel Verhoeven