Patents by Inventor Werner Dudda

Werner Dudda 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).

  • Endoscopic instrument with cutting tool
    Patent number: 6245011
    Abstract: An endoscopic instrument with cutting tool has a shaft for introduction into duct-like body passages such as a rectum, trachea, or esophagus, and has an endoscopic optical system. Arranged in said shaft is a cutting tool, for introducing an incision in the circumferential direction of said body passage, that by way of a displacement mechanism can be extended out of said shaft beyond the periphery of said shaft and retracted back thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner Dudda, Thomas Weller, Horst Dittrich