Patents by Inventor Markus HELZER

Markus HELZER 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).

  • Surgical instrument with an extendable loop made of metal wire that can be energized
    Patent number: 12667409
    Abstract: A surgical instrument comprised of a handle and a tubular shaft with an interior and a wall made from an electrically conductive material. A metallic wire is arranged at least in sections in the interior of the tubular shaft and can be moved by the actuation of a control element so that a loop that can be extended out of a distal end of the shaft is formed and with a switch, wherein the metallic wire can be energized by the actuation of the switch, in which the control element and the switch are coupled with each other so that the metallic wire is energized in defined positions of the metallic wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: RZ-MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Helzer, Alexander Doppelstein, Tobias Zubrod
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH AN EXTENDABLE LOOP MADE OF METAL WIRE THAT CAN BE ENERGIZED
    Publication number: 20230301706
    Abstract: A surgical instrument comprised of a handle and a tubular shaft with an interior and a wall made from an electrically conductive material. A metallic wire is arranged at least in sections in the interior of the tubular shaft and can be moved by the actuation of a control element so that a loop that can be extended out of a distal end of the shaft is formed and with a switch, wherein the metallic wire can be energized by the actuation of the switch, in which the control element and the switch are coupled with each other so that the metallic wire is energized in defined positions of the metallic wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: RZ-Medizintechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Markus HELZER, Alexander DOPPELSTEIN, Tobias ZUBROD