Patents by Inventor Pedro Morales
Pedro Morales 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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Publication number: 20230142587Abstract: Described is a device formed by at least two layers, one of which is invariable and contains a visual code with error correction capacity, and at least one layer that is variable according to particular physical or chemical conditions. The invention also relates to a method for creating these devices and encoding the messages included in same; a method for reading or decoding the information contained in the devices; and a system capable of analysing and decoding the information contained in the messages of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Alfonso SALINAS CASTILLO, Diego Pedro MORALES SANTOS, María Encarnación CASTILLO MORALES, Antonio GARCÍA RÍOS, Luis Fermín CAPITÁN VALLVEY, Inmaculada ORTIZ GÓMEZ, Antonio MARÍN SÁNCHEZ, José Antonio ÁLVAREZ BERMEJO, Juan Antonio LÓPEZ RAMOS, Francisco R. MANZANO AGUGLIARO, José Antonio GARRIDO CÁRDENAS, Juan Luis LÓPEZ DELGADO
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Patent number: 11172951Abstract: A medical or surgical instrument, preferably of the pincers, scissors and/or forceps design, includes at least two legs pivoted relative to each other in a pivoting plane and lockable in at least one pivoting direction and in at least one pivoting position. The legs include locking portions adapted to be brought into locking engagement with each other, with the locking portions offset against each other normal to the pivoting plane by such offset that, when the legs are pivoted in the pivoting plane, the locking portions laterally pass each other in the pivoting plane without getting into locking engagement with each other. The medical or surgical instrument is configured in such way that the locking engagement of the locking portions is implemented only by applying a transverse force normal to the pivoting plane to at least one of the legs while cancelling the lateral offset.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: AESCULAP AGInventors: Pedro Morales, Karsten Noll
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Patent number: 11058452Abstract: A surgical cutting instrument for transapical aortic valve resection includes a cutting unit arranged on the distal end of a tool shaft and at least one mechanical cutting element for making a circular incision. The at least one cutting element can be adapted, in particular continuously adapted to different aortic diameters by means of a radially movable actuating mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: AESCULAP AGInventors: Pedro Morales, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Patent number: 10989488Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety device for firearms that enables providing additional safety to the original safety of the weapon itself, such that safety conditions prevail in either of the two systems, the original safety of the weapon or the additional safety device object of the present invention, such that if either of the two is in safe or in locked position, the firearm is in safe or locked position, the safety device for firearms being configured to be implemented in a new firearm or an existing firearm, wherein the invention further relates to a safety method for firearms.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: RADE TECNOLOGÍAS, S.L.Inventors: Raúl Delgado Acarreta, Daniel Osuna Sanz, Eduardo Santesteban de la Concepción, Pedro Morales Sánchez
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Patent number: 10925626Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a female instrument part that defines a hollow volume in a coupling region and a male instrument part that forms a guide section in the coupling region. The guide section is configured to at least partially pass through the hollow volume. A pivoting element, which has an upper section, a center section, and a lower section, couples the female instrument part and the male instrument part to each other in such a way that the female instrument part and male instrument part can pivot relative to each other about an axis of rotation of the pivoting element. A lateral upper contact step is formed between the upper section and the center section of the pivoting element and a lateral lower contact step is formed between the lower section and the center section of the pivoting element.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: AESCULAP AGInventors: Sven Barthelmes, Dieter Weisshaupt, Pedro Morales, Daniel Morales
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Patent number: 10792028Abstract: The present application relates to a double blade for a surgical retractor having a base body with a substantially cylindrical mounting mandrel for mounting the double blade on a surgical retractor, and at least two blade elements that are so mounted on the base body as to be rotatable and/or displaceable through at least a certain angular range with respect to the base body. Moreover, the present application relates to a blade arrangement in which a double blade is connected to a connecting element of a further double blade, or a single blade. In this case, the at least one double blade or, optionally, the single blade is rotatable with respect to the connecting element. In addition, the application relates to a retractor with a double blade, a blade arrangement or a blade assembly comprising double blades and a blade arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: AESCULAP AGInventors: Thomas Beck, Pedro Morales, Christian Huber
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Patent number: 10548583Abstract: A telescoping retractor holder includes a length-adjustable support, the one end section of which can be supported on an operating table, and including a retractor lever, the one, distal end of which includes a retractor receptacle adapted to releasably grip a retractor, and the other, proximal end section of which can be operatively connected in a supporting manner to the other free end section of the telescoping support, preferably by way of a detachable connecting means, for the application of a lever force.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Robert Vogtherr, Thomas Beck, Pedro Morales, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Publication number: 20190343540Abstract: A medical or surgical instrument, preferably of the pincers, scissors and/or forceps design, includes at least two legs pivoted relative to each other in a pivoting plane and lockable in at least one pivoting direction and in at least one pivoting position. The legs include locking portions adapted to be brought into locking engagement with each other, with the locking portions offset against each other normal to the pivoting plane by such offset that, when the legs are pivoted in the pivoting plane, the locking portions laterally pass each other in the pivoting plane without getting into locking engagement with each other. The medical or surgical instrument is configured in such way that the locking engagement of the locking portions is implemented only by applying a transverse force normal to the pivoting plane to at least one of the legs while cancelling the lateral offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: PEDRO MORALES, KARSTEN NOLL
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Patent number: 10448991Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a female branch defining in a coupling area a hollow volume including inwardly facing inner coupling surfaces and including a male branch which can be pivoted relative to the female branch at least partly inside the hollow volume about a pivot axis, the male branch defining in the coupling area a guide portion having outwardly facing outer coupling surfaces in which outer coupling recesses are arranged, wherein on the inner coupling surfaces, inner coupling recesses are arranged which extend relative to a longitudinal axis of the surgical instrument in a direction other than that of the outer coupling recesses.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Alina Becker, Pedro Morales
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Patent number: 10405980Abstract: A stabilizer for operations on a heart includes a fastening shaft and a tissue contact component with two elongated bearing elements provided on a base section and adapted to be arranged on two opposing sides of a blood vessel such that at least one section of the blood vessel runs between the two bearing elements, wherein the base section is affixed to one end of the fastening shaft. At least one bearing element has a slit extending longitudinally at least over a section thereof. The fastening shaft has an axially proceeding channel which extends at least over a section of the fastening shaft and is connected to at least one connecting channel in the region of the end of the fastening shaft on which the base section is mounted, the connection channel connecting the axially proceeding channel to the surroundings, wherein the axial end of the fastening shaft is closed.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Pedro Morales, Stefanie Schabert, Jochen Cremer
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Patent number: 10368903Abstract: A surgical cutting instrument for transapical aortic valve resection includes a cutting unit arranged on the distal end of a tool shaft and at least one mechanical cutting element for making a circular incision. The at least one cutting element can be adapted, in particular continuously adapted to different aortic diameters by means of a radially movable actuating mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Pedro Morales, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Publication number: 20190226785Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety device for firearms that enables providing additional safety to the original safety of the weapon itself, such that safety conditions prevail in either of the two systems, the original safety of the weapon or the additional safety device object of the present invention, such that if either of the two is in safe or in locked position, the firearm is in safe or locked position, the safety device for firearms being configured to be implemented in a new firearm or an existing firearm, wherein the invention further relates to a safety method for firearms.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Raúl Delgado Acarreta, Daniel Osuna Sanz, Eduardo Santesteban de la Concepción, Pedro Morales Sánchez
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Patent number: 10321972Abstract: A device for simultaneously identifying a plurality of surgical instruments or instrument groups includes a first detecting device having a first detection technology for detecting instruments and, if applicable, related instrument-specific information. The device also includes a second detecting device having a second different detection technology for detecting instruments and instrument information. Moreover, the device includes a comparing device for comparing the detection results of the two detecting devices. The comparing device outputs a positive evaluation regarding the correctness of the detected instruments if the two detection results are matching.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Markus Weinert, Nicola Giordano, Pedro Morales, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Publication number: 20190150965Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a female instrument part that defines a hollow volume in a coupling region and a male instrument part that forms a guide section in the coupling region. The guide section is configured to at least partially pass through the hollow volume. A pivoting element, which has an upper section, a center section, and a lower section, couples the female instrument part and the male instrument part to each other in such a way that the female instrument part and male instrument part can pivot relative to each other about an axis of rotation of the pivoting element. A lateral upper contact step is formed between the upper section and the center section of the pivoting element and a lateral lower contact step is formed between the lower section and the center section of the pivoting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: Aesculap AGInventors: SVEN BARTHELMES, DIETER WEISSHAUPT, PEDRO MORALES, DANIEL MORALES
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Patent number: 10238372Abstract: The present application discloses an atrium retractor with a plate and a shaft that has a shaft sleeve, an inner rod and an operating mechanism. The operating mechanism is designed to generate a relative movement between the shaft sleeve and the inner rod. An articulation device that is firmly connected either to the plate or the shaft and is detachably connectable to the other from the plate or the shaft is provided in the atrium retractor. The operating mechanism is adapted to optionally lock and release the articulated connection by means of the relative movement between the shaft sleeve and the inner rod.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: AESCULAP AGInventors: Stefanie Schabert, Pedro Morales, Thomas Beck
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Publication number: 20190059926Abstract: A surgical cutting instrument for transapical aortic valve resection includes a cutting unit arranged on the distal end of a tool shaft and at least one mechanical cutting element for making a circular incision. The at least one cutting element can be adapted, in particular continuously adapted to different aortic diameters by means of a radially movable actuating mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Pedro Morales, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Patent number: 10098623Abstract: A surgical device for stabilizing or immobilizing moved tissue or for positioning organs, especially a part of a beating heart, includes a flexible arm, especially a link arm, fixed or fixable to a base member which arm can be brought into different positions and/or attitudes and at the free end of which at least one retaining element is arranged, and comprising a tightening mechanism by which the arm can be fixed at a desired position. The tightening mechanism is tightened and/or released by means of a manually controllable external power source.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Robert Vogtherr, Dominik Seyfried, Andreas Elisch, Thomas Beck, Michele Genoni, Dieter Weisshaupt, Pedro Morales
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Publication number: 20180214243Abstract: A device for simultaneously identifying a plurality of surgical instruments or instrument groups includes a first detecting device having a first detection technology for detecting instruments and, if applicable, related instrument-specific information. The device also includes a second detecting device having a second different detection technology for detecting instruments and instrument information. Moreover, the device includes a comparing device for comparing the detection results of the two detecting devices. The comparing device outputs a positive evaluation regarding the correctness of the detected instruments if the two detection results are matching.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Markus Weinert, Nicola Giordano, Pedro Morales, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Patent number: 9937010Abstract: A device for simultaneously identifying a plurality of surgical instruments or instrument groups includes a first detecting device having a first detection technology for detecting instruments and, if applicable, related instrument-specific information. The device also includes a second detecting device having a second different detection technology for detecting instruments and instrument information. Moreover, the device includes a comparing device for comparing the detection results of the two detecting devices. The comparing device outputs a positive evaluation regarding the correctness of the detected instruments if the two detection results are matching.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Markus Weinert, Nicola Giordano, Pedro Morales, Dieter Weisshaupt
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Patent number: 9872676Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical retractor, in particular, for spreading a severed sternum, comprising a first retaining device and a second retaining device, which each have a spreader arm with at least one retaining element held thereon, a holding device for holding the retaining devices on each other, and a drive device with which the distance of the spreader arms from each other along a retraction direction is alterable for transfer to a spread position. In order to provide a retractor of this kind which, having a compact design, is easy to handle, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the retaining devices each have a holding arm connected to the respective spreader arm, and both holding arms couple with the drive device and be displaceable via the drive device relative to each other and relative to the holding device along a displacement direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Dieter Weisshaupt, Pedro Morales, Robert Vogtherr, Andreas Elisch, Peter Kleine