Patents by Inventor Ralph Bodenburg

Ralph Bodenburg 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: 11426293
    Abstract: A medical having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: USSC MEDICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Henkes, Achim Flesser, Ronald Kontek, Jürgen Speder, Ralph Bodenburg
  • Publication number: 20190307585
    Abstract: A medical having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Hans HENKES, Achim FLESSER, Ronald KONTEK, Jürgen SPEDER, Ralph BODENBURG
  • Patent number: 10342683
    Abstract: A medical implant, having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longltudlnally open tube and having a mesh structure of intercormected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: USSC Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Henkes, Achim Flesser, Ronald Kontek, Jürgen Speder, Ralph Bodenburg
  • Publication number: 20140371839
    Abstract: A medical having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longltudlnally open tube and having a mesh structure of intercormected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Hans HENKES, Achim FLESSER, Ronald KONTEK, Jürgen SPEDER, Ralph BODENBURG
  • Patent number: 8632584
    Abstract: A medical implant, having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Dendron GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Henkes, Achim Flesser, Ronald Kontek, Jürgen Speder, Ralph Bodenburg
  • Patent number: 8348825
    Abstract: A brachytherapy apparatus includes a distal support member and a proximal support member movable relative to the distal support member. The apparatus includes a plurality of elongate treatment members having distal first locations coupled to the distal support member, proximal second locations coupled to the proximal support member, and pathways between the proximal second locations and the distal first locations adapted to receive one or more radiation sources. Each of the treatment members is movable between a generally straight configuration and a curvilinear configuration. An expandable member encloses and provides a spatial volume for the plurality of the treatment members and is adjustable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Varian Medical Systems UK Limited, Varian Medical Systems Haan GmbH
    Inventors: Andy Partridge, Ralph Bodenburg, E. Ishmael Parsai, John J. Feldmeier
  • Publication number: 20100331601
    Abstract: A brachytherapy apparatus includes a distal support member and a proximal support member movable relative to the distal support member. The apparatus includes a plurality of elongate treatment members having distal first locations coupled to the distal support member, proximal second locations coupled to the proximal support member, and pathways between the proximal second locations and the distal first locations adapted to receive one or more radiation sources. Each of the treatment members is movable between a generally straight configuration and a curvilinear configuration. An expandable member encloses and provides a spatial volume for the plurality of the treatment members and is adjustable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: Varian Medical Systems UK Limited, Varian Medical Systems Haan GmbH
    Inventors: Andy Partridge, Ralph Bodenburg, E. Ishmael Parsai, John J. Feldmeirer
  • Publication number: 20090254111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the implantation of occlusion helixes (3) into body cavities or blood vessels, in particular aneurysms (12), with at least one occlusion helix (3) comprising a plurality of windings and being movably arranged in longitudinal direction within a catheter (1), and one securing means (9) passing at least partially through the lumen of the occlusion helix (3), with said securing means (9) being fixed in its end areas inside the occlusion helix (3) and consisting of at least two wires with each of the wires having a diameter of less than 0.02 mm. The use of a plurality of wires of relatively small diameter for the securing means (9) enables high flexibility and at the same time high tensile strength properties to be attained. In this way, two opposed characteristics can be achieved which at first glance appear to be mutually exclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Hermann Monstadt, Ralph Bodenburg
  • Publication number: 20080125855
    Abstract: A medical implant, having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Hans Henkes, Achim Flesser, Ronald Kontek, Jurgen Speder, Ralph Bodenburg
  • Patent number: 7300458
    Abstract: A medical implant, having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it with a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Henkes, Achim Flesser, Ronald Kontek, Jürgen Speder, Ralph Bodenburg
  • Publication number: 20050209678
    Abstract: A medical implant, having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Dendron GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Henkes, Achim Flesser, Ronald Kontek, Jurgen Speder, Ralph Bodenburg