Patents by Inventor Reinhard Schueck

Reinhard Schueck 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).

  • Endoscopic instrument for the therapy of the heart muscle
    Patent number: 6176855
    Abstract: An endoscopic instrument for the therapy of the heart muscle forming channels in the heart muscle tissue by way of laser energy and including a shank tube and at least one instrumentation channel for a laser fiber disposed in axial direction within the shank tube as well as central optics parallel to the laser fiber for observing the locus of treatment. The distal end of the shank tube may be connected to a vacuum source and is designed such that the heart muscle can be restrained by partially suctioning the same against the shank end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Richard Wolf GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Heckele, Martin Seebach, Friedrich-Wilhelm Hehrlein, Reinhard Schueck