Patents by Inventor Thomas Kupka

Thomas Kupka 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 for retracting tissue
    Publication number: 20050020885
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a device (1) for retracting tissue with a retaining element (2) with a throughgoing cutout (7) and with a blade (18) mounted on a retractor arm (16), retractor arm (16) being seated movably in cutout (7), wherein cutout (7) of retaining element (2) is formed in a groove shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Joachim Rein, Wolfgang Hemmer, Thomas Kupka, Walter Rehm
  • Surgical instrument
    Patent number: 6030370
    Abstract: In the performance of vascular anastomosis, in order to improve and simplify the making of the connection between the vessels, a surgical instrument is proposed which is characterized by a tubular shaft closed at the front end thereof, with an outer diameter which enables introduction into one of the vessels, with suction openings in the wall of the shaft in the area of the front end thereof, and with a suction connection on the shaft at a distance from the front end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Aesculap AG and Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kupka, Joachim Rein, Johannes Solf, Manfred Dworschak, Theodor Lutze