Patents by Inventor Stefan Dröschel

Stefan Dröschel 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING AND DRYING MEDICAL FILTERS
    Publication number: 20230390432
    Abstract: A device for sterilizing and drying filters, in particular medical filters such as dialyzers, includes a pressure chamber with at least one inlet and one outlet and a holder for at least one filter, as well as a method that sterilizes and dries filters. The pressure chamber is divided into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the filter is insertable into the holder such that the inlet port(s) of the filter are arranged in the first chamber and the outlet port(s) of the filter are arranged in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Allmed Dialysis Technologies GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan DROESCHEL
  • Method for immobilizing hydrogel-forming polymers on polymer substrate surfaces
    Patent number: 7572489
    Abstract: This invention concerns a method of immobilizing a polymer hydrogel on the surface of a corresponding polymer substrate, and a polymer substrate that has a polymer hydrogel layer immobilized, at least in areas, on its surface. The invention has applications particularly as a biocompatible hydrogel coating in the field of medical technology, for example as a coating for surfaces coming in contact with blood, as in hemodialysis, and as a coating for urinary catheters, venous catheters, stents and other surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Dröschel, Rainer Fislage