Patents by Inventor Nedim Arslan
Nedim Arslan 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).
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Patent number: 11766555Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arslan, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 11197989Abstract: A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach
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Patent number: 11077295Abstract: A system is provided for connecting a blood pump to a heart, the system comprising: a blood pump for conveying blood, wherein the blood pump comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, and between the first and the second tubular portion, there is a flange-shaped portion; and comprising a connector having a tubular connector portion extending in an axial direction between a distal end and a proximal end having a lumen for receiving the first tubular portion of the blood pump, and having a flange-shaped connector portion arranged at the distal end for fastening the connector to an organ.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach, Michael Matthes, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Patent number: 10744248Abstract: A cardiac assistance system is provided that comprises two pumps and cannulae connected thereto. A first pump of the two pumps is configured to connect to a right heart system via a first fluid channel. The first fluid channel formed at least partially by a first two cannulae of the cannulae. A second pump of the two pumps is configured to connect to a left heart system via a second fluid channel. The second fluid channel formed at least partially by a second two of the cannulae. The two pumps are configured as rotary pumps for arrangement outside a patient's body.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: BERLIN HEART GMBHInventors: Peter Nüsser, Nedim Arslan, Kurt Graichen, Jörg Müller
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Publication number: 20190388831Abstract: A device for separating condensed water from an operating gas of a pneumatic pulsatile system is provided. The device has a gas line section with a gas inlet and a first and a second gas outlet. The device further comprises a condensation container for extracting the condensed water out of the operating gas, said condensation container being connected to the second gas outlet. A transition region from the second gas outlet to the condensation container has a cross-sectional enlargement, and the condensation container has means for discharging the extracted condensed water. A pneumatic pulsatile system and a cardiac support system are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Kurt Graichen, Christian Robbenmenke, Aaron Rodemerk
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Publication number: 20190160212Abstract: A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Kim Peter Winterwerber, Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach
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Publication number: 20190038819Abstract: A system is provided for connecting a blood pump to a heart, the system comprising: a blood pump for conveying blood, wherein the blood pump comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, and between the first and the second tubular portion, there is a flange-shaped portion; and comprising a connector having a tubular connector portion extending in an axial direction between a distal end and a proximal end having a lumen for receiving the first tubular portion of the blood pump, and having a flange-shaped connector portion arranged at the distal end for fastening the connector to an organ.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Nedim Arslan, Heiko Gundlach, Benjamin Daniel Kaebe, Gerhard Lauterbach, Michael Matthes, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20180256799Abstract: A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Michael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arslan, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Publication number: 20180228956Abstract: A cardiac assistance system is provided that comprises two pumps and cannulae connected thereto. A first pump of the two pumps is configured to connect to a right heart system via a first fluid channel. The first fluid channel formed at least partially by a first two cannulae of the cannulae. A second pump of the two pumps is configured to connect to a left heart system via a second fluid channel. The second fluid channel formed at least partially by a second two of the cannulae. The two pumps are configured as rotary pumps for arrangement outside a patient's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Berlin Heart GmbHInventors: Peter Nüsser, Nedim Arslan, Kurt Graichen, Jörg Müller