Patents by Inventor Timm Michael Schroeder

Timm Michael Schroeder 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).

  • Organ transport container system
    Patent number: 8927257
    Abstract: An organ transport container system for storing and transporting therein an organ coupled to a perfusion system for preserving the viability of the organ for implantation by perfusing the organ with a perfusion liquid. The container system includes a cartridge for carrying the organ and a receptacle for holding a volume of the perfusion liquid and for removably holding therein the cartridge in a transport position. The cartridge has a holder for supporting the organ and relay conduit extending between an artery connector for sealingly connecting the relay conduit to an artery of the organ in the holder and an inlet. An outlet of a passage through the receptacle wall or bottom and the inlet are positioned and arranged such that the outlet and the inlet are sealingly coupled to each other when the cartridge is brought in the transport position, for allowing preservation liquid supplied via the supply conduit to be relayed to the artery via the relay conduit when the cartridge is in the transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Organ Assist B.V.
    Inventors: Jens Peter Hutzenlaub, Timm Michael Schroeder, Arjan Van Der Plaats, Gerhard Rakhorst
  • ORGAN TRANSPORT CONTAINER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110033916
    Abstract: An organ transport container system for storing and transporting therein an organ coupled to a perfusion system for preserving the viability of the organ for implantation by perfusing the organ with a perfusion liquid. The container system includes a cartridge for carrying the organ and a receptacle for holding a volume of the perfusion liquid and for removably holding therein the cartridge in a transport position. The cartridge has a holder for supporting the organ and relay conduit extending between an artery connector for sealingly connecting the relay conduit to an artery of the organ in the holder and an inlet. An outlet of a passage through the receptacle wall or bottom and the inlet are positioned and arranged such that the outlet and the inlet are sealingly coupled to each other when the cartridge is brought in the transport position, for allowing preservation liquid supplied via the supply conduit to be relayed to the artery via the relay conduit when the cartridge is in the transport position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ORGAN ASSIST B.V.
    Inventors: Jens Peter Hutzenlaub, Timm Michael Schroeder, Arjan Van Der Plaats, Gerhard Rakhorst