Patents by Inventor Rüdiger Bernard

Rüdiger Bernard 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).

  • Patent number: 6730060
    Abstract: An implantable device for administering a treatment solution has a first chamber for accommodating the active solution to be administered and a second chamber for accommodating a treatment solution bolus, each chamber having a port sealed with a septum. An infusion line leading to the infusion site is connected to the outlet of the first chamber. An inlet line branches off from the infusion line and is connected to the second chamber to accommodate the active solution bolus, and includes a flow device which releases the flow path to the infusion site only when the active solution bolus is supplied at a pressure above a predetermined minimum pressure. The occurrence of life-threatening situations due to sudden administration of a large quantity of active solution is prevented if the active solution is always supplied only at a pressure below the minimum pressure at which the flow path is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Steinbach, Walter Pieper, Rüdiger Bernard