Patents by Inventor Manfred Bodenlenz

Manfred Bodenlenz 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).

  • Filament-based catheter
    Patent number: 9039665
    Abstract: A membrane-free perfusion catheter comprising an exchange surface having a filament structure, a delivery unit for delivery of perfusion fluid to a lumen of the filament structure in a manner to allow for an exchange of substances between a medium surrounding the lumen and the perfusion fluid via the filament structure, and a drain unit for draining the medium surrounding the exchange surface and/or for draining the perfusion fluid delivered to the lumen of the filament structure after the exchange of substances between the medium surrounding the lumen and the perfusion fluid via the filament structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft MBH
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenlenz, Christian Hoefferer, Thomas Birngruber, Lukas Schaupp
  • Filament-Based Catheter
    Publication number: 20110224628
    Abstract: A membrane-free perfusion catheter comprising an exchange surface having a filament structure, a delivery unit for delivery of perfusion fluid to a lumen of the filament structure in a manner to allow for an exchange of substances between a medium surrounding the lumen and the perfusion fluid via the filament structure, and a drain unit for draining the medium surrounding the exchange surface and/or for draining the perfusion fluid delivered to the lumen of the filament structure after the exchange of substances between the medium surrounding the lumen and the perfusion fluid via the filament structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenlenz, Christian Hoefferer, Thomas Birngruber, Lukas Schaupp
  • Catheter Having an Oblong Slit
    Publication number: 20100016831
    Abstract: A catheter (100) for insertion into tissue of a physiological object, the catheter comprising a tube (101) made of a flexible biocompatible impermeable material, and an oblong slit (102) formed in a wall of the tube and extending along a longitudinal axis (103) of the tube, and a delivery unit for delivery of perfusion fluid to a lumen (104) of the structure in a manner to allow for an exchange of substances between the tissue and the perfusion fluid via the oblong slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft MBH
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenlenz, Lukas Schaupp