Patents by Inventor Stefan Lemperle

Stefan Lemperle 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).

  • Naso-pharyngeal tissue engineering
    Publication number: 20070102010
    Abstract: Methods to stiffen nasopharyngeal structures such as the soft palate, the anterior palatine arch, the posterior palatine arch, or a combination thereof are provided. In one embodiment, the present invention involves the injection, through a conventional needle, of PMMA microspheres that induce a fibrotic response to strengthen and stiffen nasopharyngeal structures. Methods of the invention are useful for the treatment for upper airway conditions such as snoring, obstructive breathing and sleep apnea in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Stefan Lemperle, Gottfried Lemperle, Christopher Reinhard
  • Methods of administering microparticles combined with autologous body components
    Publication number: 20060093644
    Abstract: Microspheres to be implanted into a patient are metered and mixed with fluids, cells, or tissues withdrawn from the patient's own body, and reinserted into the patient's body to achieve augmentation, repair or other treatment of the patient's tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Gerhard Quelle, Russell Anderson, Stefan Lemperle