Patents by Inventor Alexander SCHWEIGERT

Alexander SCHWEIGERT 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).

  • Drive arrangement for an endoscopic shaft-type instrument
    Patent number: 10368950
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for an endoscopic shaft instrument, preferably an instrument which is intended for use in connection with a surgical robot, has a drive arrangement that has an instrument housing (12) on a proximal shaft end. At least one housing shaft (22) is mounted in the instrument housing (12). The shaft is drivingly connected to a traction device which is provided for controlling an instrument head on a distal shaft end. Furthermore, the drive arrangement has a drive unit having at least one drive shaft. The housing shaft (22) can be drivingly connected to said drive shaft. The at least one housing shaft (22) is oriented at an angle to the drive shaft (30) and the drive shaft can be drivingly connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: RICHARD WOLF GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Wehrheim, Alexander Schweigert, Stephan Prestel, Sören Münnig, Matthias Lambertz, Eberhard Körner
  • DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC SHAFT-TYPE INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20160302874
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for an endoscopic shaft instrument, preferably an instrument which is intended for use in connection with a surgical robot, has a drive arrangement that has an instrument housing (12) on a proximal shaft end. At least one housing shaft (22) is mounted in the instrument housing (12). The shaft is drivingly connected to a traction device which is provided for controlling an instrument head on a distal shaft end. Furthermore, the drive arrangement has a drive unit having at least one drive shaft. The housing shaft (22) can be drivingly connected to said drive shaft. The at least one housing shaft (22) is oriented at an angle to the drive shaft (30) and the drive shaft can be drivingly connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: RICHARD WOLF GMBH
    Inventors: Frank WEHRHEIM, Alexander SCHWEIGERT, Stephan PRESTEL, Sören MÜNNIG, Matthias LAMBERTZ, Eberhard KÖRNER