40 patents
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Utility
Robotic Tool Changer Coupling Mechanism with Increased Torsional Stiffness
24 Mar 22
A robotic tool changer includes master and tool assemblies.
Daniel Allen Norton
Filed: 22 Sep 20
Utility
Medical Instrument for Minimally Invasive Therapy, Comprising at Least Two Separate Suction Lines
10 Mar 22
Disclosed is a medical instrument for use in minimally invasive therapy that generates, by at least two independent devices, an aspiration that advantageously causes the stability of the distension and the viewing conditions by adjusted flow rates.
Stan Schnüttgen
Filed: 27 Dec 19
Utility
Robotic Tool Changer Having Debris Passages for Channeling Debris from the Ball-Locking Mechanism
3 Mar 22
A robotic tool changer includes master and tool assemblies that are coupled by urging a plurality of rolling members contained in openings in the master assembly into contact with a bearing race contained in the tool assembly.
Brendon FitzPatrick
Filed: 25 Aug 20
Utility
Medical Flushing Pump Comprising Two Suction Lines
27 Jan 22
The present invention relates to a device for flushing a body cavity with a fluid, the fluid being pumped by means of two lines from the body cavity.
Christian HUNGER, Lucille TARTIVEL, Jan Hendrik CARSTENS, Mike PLESSNER, Nils GELBERT, Stan SCHNUETTGEN, Oliver RATH, Thomas CHRISTMANN
Filed: 4 Dec 19
Utility
Medical Device with Improved Desufflation
25 Nov 21
The present disclosure is directed to an insufflator which includes a controller, an insufflation line, a desufflation line, and one pressure sensor and one volume flow sensor associated with each of the insufflation and desufflation lines.
Yves Koth
Filed: 21 Apr 21
Utility
Method and Device for Intraoperative Determination of Drag Coefficient Values of Different Medical Instruments in the Use of a Medical Fluid Pump
11 Nov 21
Disclosed is a method for determining and controlling the internal body pressure during a medical procedure that includes controlling the output of a fluid pump by means of an estimated pressure value, wherein resistance coefficients ζ1 and ζ2 of a medical instrument required for the estimation of the pressure value are determined by evaluating a pressure behavior during pump start up.
Andreas Zeyssig, Stephan Schulze, Ibrahim Ilik
Filed: 21 Apr 21
Utility
Method and Device for Controlling the Temperature of the Gas Flow in Medical Devices
11 Nov 21
Disclosed are methods for measuring and controlling the gas temperature in medical procedures.
Felix Menzel, Andreas Zeyssig, Johannes Korner
Filed: 26 Apr 21
Utility
Insufflation Device with Intelligent Control of Smoke Evacuation
2 Sep 21
The present invention relates to an insufflator with integrated smoke evacuation.
Jan BISCHOF
Filed: 5 Jul 19
Utility
Device for Irrigating Body Cavities, for Example for Hysteroscopy
26 Aug 21
The present patent application relates to a device for rinsing body cavities, as they are used, for instance, in the hysteroscopy, that determines, by using flow sensors, the introduced and discharged amount of rinsing liquid.
Henrik STIER
Filed: 17 Jun 19
Utility
Insufflation Device with Heating Element, Humidifying Medium, and Device for Determining the Moisture Content
5 Aug 21
The present disclosure relates to a medical apparatus for use in laparoscopic surgery, that includes an insufflator supplying a gas; a heating and humidification system which includes a heating element and humidification material, the heating and humidification system receives the gas supplied by the insufflator and warms and humidifies the gas; and a computing device for measuring at two or more time periods a resistance value associated with a component of the heating and humidification system and based in part on the measured resistance values, determines a water content of the humidification material.
Yves Koth, Felix Menzel
Filed: 21 Apr 21
Utility
Method for Ascertaining the Vertical Distance Between a Patient (Level of Surgical Intervention) and a Fluid Delivery Pump
5 Aug 21
Subject matter of the invention is a method for determining the difference in height level between a medical fluid pump and the body cavity of a patient for the correction of the measurement of the fluid pressure existing at the outlet end.
Thomas CHRISTMANN, Jan Hendrix CARSTENS, Hans-Joachim CAPPIUS
Filed: 2 May 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Improving Accuracy In Large Area Laser Processing Using Position Feedforward Compensation
29 Jul 21
A laser processing system providing on-the-fly laser processing of a workpiece is disclosed.
Mark Lucas, Seetharam Sivam
Filed: 22 Jan 21
Utility
Insufflation Device and Operating Method That Can Be Carried Out Therewith
15 Jul 21
The present invention relates to an insufflator with integrated flue gas extraction.
Jan BISCHOF
Filed: 27 May 19
Utility
Vial Content Detection Using Illuminated Background Pattern
25 Feb 21
A machine vision system that uses an imager to capture an optical image of a target object that may contain a liquid.
Mo Chen, Kevin D. Bower
Filed: 24 Aug 20
Utility
Absolute Position Encoder Using a Focused Laser Beam to Detect Position Code Words
30 Sep 20
An absolute position encoder includes a position location medium containing position identifier code words providing absolute position indications, and an optical source, an optical detector, an optics subsystem and a code word decoder.
Allen Bates
Filed: 31 Mar 19
Utility
External Optical Feedback Element for Tuning a Multi-wavelength Gas Laser
24 Jun 20
An external optical feedback element (108) for tuning an output beam of a gas laser (102) having multiple wavelengths includes a partially reflective optical element (108) positioned on a beam path of the output beam (106) outside of an internal optical cavity of the gas laser (102), and a stage (114) to support the optical element and adjust rotation, horizontal tilt angle, and vertical tilt angle of the optical element with respect to the beam path.
Jacob Litmanovic, Jason Bethel, Ross Wheeler, Patrick Kolsch
Filed: 8 May 18
Utility
Medical Engineering Apparatus for Storing and Evaluating Clinical Data
27 May 20
Subject matter of the invention is a medical engineering apparatus for storing medical data for information collection, information evaluation, and iterative information-based process optimization, which includes an automatic knowledge accumulation and provision by an automated and anonymized acquisition of data of networked components of the operating room for the minimally invasive surgery (MIS), i.e., e.g., insufflators, pumps, cameras, monitors, therapy instruments as well as by assessments of the post-operative treatment success linked with these data.
Peter WESTERHOFF
Filed: 9 Jul 18
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Linking and Evaluating Information In Clinical Data In a Medical Device
27 May 20
The subject matter of the invention is a medical engineering device for use in minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
Peter WESTERHOFF, Julia GRUNDMANN, Yves KOETH, Matthias HILDEBRAND, Hans-Joachim CAPPUIS
Filed: 9 Jul 18
Utility
Method and Device for Intraoperative Determination of Drag Coefficient Values of Different Medical Instruments In the Use of a Medical Fluid Pump
13 May 20
Subject matter of the present invention is a method for determining the resistance coefficients in particular of different combinations of shaft and endoscope when using a medical fluid pump, e.g. in the context of arthroscopy.
Andreas ZEYSSIG, Stephan SCHULZE, Ibrahim ILIK
Filed: 4 Oct 17
Utility
Rotary Atomiser Bell Cups
1 Apr 20
A rotary atomiser bell cup comprising a bell portion 5 for spraying media in use and a hub portion 6 via which the bell portion 5 is rotatingly drivable in use, wherein the hub portion 6 is a machined metal portion and the bell portion 5 has been built up on the hub using an additive manufacturing process.
John Stratton, Christopher Beesley
Filed: 23 May 18