This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Abiomed, Inc.. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: Wolfgang Kerkhoffs and Portable Cardiac Support Innovation.
Introduction
Wolfgang Kerkhoffs is an inventor associated with Danvers, Massachusetts, and Abiomed, Inc. His patent work concerns a portable ventricular assist system designed to support heart function while monitoring pressure within the system.
Latest Patents
Kerkhoffs is associated with 1 patent: “Portable Ventricular Assist System with a Multi-Channel Optical Pressure Sensor.” The invention describes a heart pump with a rotor and motor, along with two optical pressure sensors that detect separate pressure signals. A hardware controller uses optical fibers and an LED to connect with the sensors, and a processor determines differential pressure from the signals. The system also includes primary and secondary power sources.
Career Highlights
Kerkhoffs’s patent reflects work on portable ventricular assist technology that combines mechanical pumping with optical pressure sensing. The design’s pressure measurements and controller are intended to provide information relevant to operating the heart pump.
Collaborations
Kerkhoffs is associated with Abiomed, Inc. His coworker, Claude Belleville, is also named in the information provided about his professional context.
Conclusion
Wolfgang Kerkhoffs’s patent describes a portable ventricular assist system that integrates heart-pump components, optical pressure sensors, and controller-based pressure analysis.
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