Patents by Inventor Thomas ERPEN

Thomas ERPEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20210346034
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for closing a vein juncture in the treatment of varicose veins including a catheter which can be inserted into a venous system and at the distal end of which an expandable balloon is arranged, a covering which is arranged circumferentially on the balloon and can be expanded by means of said balloon, wherein the proximal covering end is designed to be open, and at least one adhesion agent for acting on the expanded covering such that it adheres to a vein wall in order to close the vein juncture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas ERPEN
  • Patent number: 10300250
    Abstract: A device for treatment of varicose veins includes a catheter (1), which can be inserted into a vein to be treated. There is a balloon (2) with at least one cutting element (3) for cutting at least part of an inner wall of the vein arranged on a proximal end (1a) of the catheter. The catheter has side openings (7a-7c), through which a sclerosing agent can be introduced into the vein. The at least one cutting element includes a cutting edge configured to cut intima and media of the vein when withdrawing the balloon from the vein after treatment with the sclerosing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: GEFASSPRAXIS DR. ERPEN AG
    Inventor: Thomas Erpen
  • Publication number: 20170056048
    Abstract: The device for the treatment of varicose veins includes a catheter (1), which can be inserted into a vein to be treated. There is a balloon (2) with at least one cutting element (3) for cutting at least part of the inner wall of the vein arranged on the proximal end (1a) of the catheter. The catheter has side openings (7a-7c), through which a sclerosing agent can be introduced into the vein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas ERPEN