Patents by Inventor Heinrich Fruhstorfer

Heinrich Fruhstorfer 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).

  • Patent number: 10278631
    Abstract: Disclosed is a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a trigger, by the actuation of which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining at least one test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the trigger such that no puncturing motion can be triggered, and, in a triggering state, releases the trigger such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof, whereby the securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans List, Christian Hoerauf, Frank Deck, Thomas Weiss, Michael Keil, Guenther Schmelzeisen-Redeker, Heinrich Fruhstorfer, Hans-Peter Haar, Uwe Kraemer, Joachim Hoenes, Karl Miltner
  • Publication number: 20130066356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a triggering means with which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining a test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the triggering means and, in a triggering state, releases the triggering means such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof. The securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Hans List, Christian Hoerauf, Frank Deck, Thomas Weiss, Michael Keil, Guenther Schmelzeisen-Redeker, Heinrich Fruhstorfer, Hans-Peter Haar, Uwe Kraemer, Joachim Hoenes, Karl Miltner
  • Patent number: 8287467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a triggering means, by the actuation of which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining at least one test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the triggering means such that no puncturing motion can be triggered, and, in a triggering state, releases the triggering means such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof, whereby the securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans List, Christian Hoerauf, Frank Deck, Thomas Weiss, Michael Keil, Guenther Schmelzeisen-Redeker, Heinrich Fruhstorfer, Hans-Peter Haar, Uwe Kraemer, Joachim Hoenes, Karl Miltner
  • Publication number: 20080262387
    Abstract: The invention relates to a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a triggering means, by the actuation of which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining at least one test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the triggering means such that no puncturing motion can be triggered, and, in a triggering state, releases the triggering means such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof, whereby the securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Hans List, Christian Hoerauf, Frank Deck, Thomas Weiss, Michael Kistner, Guenther Schmelzeisen-Redeker, Heinrich Fruhstorfer, Hans-Peter Haar, Uwe Kraemer, Joachim Hoenes, Karl Miltner
  • Patent number: 6210421
    Abstract: Cutting device for skin for obtaining small blood samples from human or animal tissue in an almost pain-free manner. A blade (13) is made to oscillate by an oscillator (14, 32) and is lowered into the tissue and again retracted at a relatively slow speed. In a first embodiment, the blade oscillates essentially parallel to the cutting edge of the blade and the tissue surface. In a second embodiment, the blade oscillates essentially perpendicular to the tissue surface. An advantage of the device of the invention is the reduced pain during pricking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Böcker, Heinrich Fruhstorfer
  • Patent number: 5997561
    Abstract: Cutting device for skin obtaining small blood samples from human or animal tissue in an almost pain-free manner. A blade (13) is made to oscillate by an oscillator (14, 32) and is lowered into the tissue and again retracted at a relatively slow speed. In a first embodiment, the blade oscillates essentially parallel to the cutting edge of the blade and the tissue surface. In a second embodiment, the blade oscillates essentially perpendicular to the tissue surface. An advantage of the device of the reduced pain during pricking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Bocker, Heinrich Fruhstorfer