Patents by Inventor Ralf Steiner

Ralf Steiner 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: 10583531
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a body implant comprising the steps of: providing a wire; producing predetermined cuts of the cross section of the wire by means of an ultrashort pulse laser in order to produce a predetermined shape of the body implant. This method can be used to produce, for example, a body implant, an assembly consisting of a guide wire and a body implant, or a medical instrument having a guide wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Admedes Schuessler GmbH
    Inventors: Nils-Agne Feth, Alexander Lange, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 10434605
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a body implant comprising the steps of: providing a wire; producing predetermined cuts of the cross section of the wire by means of an ultrashort pulse laser in order to produce a predetermined shape of the body implant. This method can be used to produce, for example, a body implant, an assembly consisting of a guide wire and a body implant, or a medical instrument having a guide wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ADMEDES SCHUESSLER GMBH
    Inventors: Nils-Agne Feth, Alexander Lange, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 10271970
    Abstract: A perfusion device and a delivery system for repair of a damaged portion of a body vessel. Perfusion device can include a tubular body that is self-expandable, having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion. One or more series of barbs can be disposed circumferentially along the intermediate portion. Barbs are capable of penetrating into the tunica intima and tunica media of said vessel wall upon insertion of said device into said body vessel, and not into said tunica adventitia. A graft can be associated with the tubular body. Graft has a proximal end and a distal end, and preferably extends entirely along a luminal wall of the tubular body. Graft may also extend along an exterior surface of the tubular body at the proximal and distal portions. Delivery devices for the perfusion implant and methods of delivering the perfusion implant are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ram H. Paul, Richard A. Swift, Oliver Bach, Ralf Steiner, Angela R. Barnett, Keith R. Milner
  • Publication number: 20180012133
    Abstract: Method and system for behavior control of AI-based systems comprising at least one processor connected to a clock to measure time and to a memory, wherein said AI-based system is independently operable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ralf Steiner, Elke Unbehaun
  • Publication number: 20170173738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a body implant comprising the steps of: providing a wire; producing predetermined cuts of the cross section of the wire by means of an ultrashort pulse laser in order to produce a predetermined shape of the body implant. This method can be used to produce, for example, a body implant, an assembly consisting of a guide wire and a body implant, or a medical instrument having a guide wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Nils-Agne Feth, Alexander Lange, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 9192463
    Abstract: A perfusion device and a delivery system for repair of a damaged portion of a body vessel. Perfusion device can include a tubular body that is self-expandable, having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion. One or more series of barbs can be disposed circumferentially along the intermediate portion. Barbs are capable of penetrating into the tunica intima and tunica media of said vessel wall upon insertion of said device into said body vessel, and not into said tunica adventitia. A graft can be associated with the tubular body. Graft has a proximal end and a distal end, and preferably extends entirely along a luminal wall of the tubular body. Graft may also extend along an exterior surface of the tubular body at the proximal and distal portions. A remodelable covering can be applied along the intermediate portion. Delivery devices for the perfusion implant and methods of delivering the perfusion implant are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ram H. Paul, Jr., Richard A. Swift, Oliver Bach, Ralf Steiner
  • Publication number: 20150165558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a body implant comprising the steps of: providing a wire; producing predetermined cuts of the cross section of the wire by means of an ultrashort pulse laser in order to produce a predetermined shape of the body implant. This method can be used to produce, for example, a body implant, an assembly consisting of a guide wire and a body implant, or a medical instrument having a guide wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Admedes Schuessler GmbH
    Inventors: Nils-Agne Feth, Alexander Lange, Ralf Steiner
  • Publication number: 20130138202
    Abstract: A perfusion device and a delivery system for repair of a damaged portion of a body vessel. Perfusion device can include a tubular body that is self-expandable, having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion. One or more series of barbs can be disposed circumferentially along the intermediate portion. Barbs are capable of penetrating into the tunica intima and tunica media of said vessel wall upon insertion of said device into said body vessel, and not into said tunica adventitia. A graft can be associated with the tubular body. Graft has a proximal end and a distal end, and preferably extends entirely along a luminal wall of the tubular body. Graft may also extend along an exterior surface of the tubular body at the proximal and distal portions. A remodelable covering can be applied along the intermediate portion. Delivery devices for the perfusion implant and methods of delivering the perfusion implant are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Ram H. Paul, Richard A. Swift, Oliver Bach, Ralf Steiner, Angela R. Barnett, Keith R. Milner
  • Publication number: 20120035708
    Abstract: A perfusion device and a delivery system for repair of a damaged portion of a body vessel. Perfusion device can include a tubular body that is self-expandable, having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion. One or more series of barbs can be disposed circumferentially along the intermediate portion. Barbs are capable of penetrating into the tunica intima and tunica media of said vessel wall upon insertion of said device into said body vessel, and not into said tunica adventitia. A graft can be associated with the tubular body. Graft has a proximal end and a distal end, and preferably extends entirely along a luminal wall of the tubular body. Graft may also extend along an exterior surface of the tubular body at the proximal and distal portions. A remodelable covering can be applied along the intermediate portion. Delivery devices for the perfusion implant and methods of delivering the perfusion implant are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ram H. Paul, JR., Richard A. Swift, Oliver Bach, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 8096855
    Abstract: An accessory with a hub for mounting on rotary tool mandrels of different types is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rotary tool accessory includes a work portion and a hub portion operably connected to the work portion for rotating the work portion. The hub portion includes a first mandrel mounting portion on a first side of the hub portion for mounting with a first mandrel type and a second mandrel mounting portion on a second side of the hub portion for mounting with a second mandrel type, wherein the second mandrel type is different from the first mandrel type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gavin Jerome, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 7988662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spreader structure (10) for introducing into a hollow organ, comprising spreader rods (12), which radiate from a first connection section (14) essentially in the longitudinal direction (36) of the spreader structure (10) up to a second connection section (16), are distributed around the periphery of the spreader structure (10) and can be placed against a wall of a hollow organ by means of radial expansion. The aim of the invention is to provide a spreader structure (10), which is versatile and cost-effective to produce. To achieve this, the spreader rods (10) have at least one zone (22) running in the longitudinal direction, which has a reduced flexural strength in comparison to neighboring zones (20, 24). The invention also relates to the use of said spreader structure, to a spreader device and to a method for positioning a spreader structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Admedes Schuessler GmbH
    Inventors: Erik Flaxmeier, Ralf Steiner, Wolfgang Müller
  • Publication number: 20100054886
    Abstract: An accessory with a hub for mounting on rotary tool mandrels of different types is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rotary tool accessory includes a work portion and a hub portion operably connected to the work portion for rotating the work portion. The hub portion includes a first mandrel mounting portion on a first side of the hub portion for mounting with a first mandrel type and a second mandrel mounting portion on a second side of the hub portion for mounting with a second mandrel type, wherein the second mandrel type is different from the first mandrel type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gavin Jerome, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 7614940
    Abstract: An accessory with a hub for mounting on rotary tool mandrels of different types is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rotary tool accessory includes a work portion and a hub portion operably connected to the work portion for rotating the work portion. The hub portion includes a first mandrel mounting portion on a first side of the hub portion for mounting with a first mandrel type and a second mandrel mounting portion on a second side of the hub portion for mounting with a second mandrel type, wherein the second mandrel type is different from the first mandrel type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gavin Jerome, Ralf Steiner
  • Publication number: 20070248429
    Abstract: An accessory with a hub for mounting on rotary tool mandrels of different types is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rotary tool accessory includes a work portion and a hub portion operably connected to the work portion for rotating the work portion. The hub portion includes a first mandrel mounting portion on a first side of the hub portion for mounting with a first mandrel type and a second mandrel mounting portion on a second side of the hub portion for mounting with a second mandrel type, wherein the second mandrel type is different from the first mandrel type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicants: Credo Technology Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gavin Jerome, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 7092857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a neural network for computer-assisted knowledge management, based on a neural network (1) that is formed by a computer in its memory location. The invention method and neural network are especially for use in a decentralized, computer-assisted patent system that can be used via the Internet system, in the broad sense. The neural network (1) forms a system of artificial intelligence (KI), covering a fundamental knowledge base in the form of computer-readable texts. The neural network (1) consists of elements (2) that are associated with each other and weighted in relation to each other so that the sets of knowledge available can be managed and analyzed in relation to each other by computer means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
  • Publication number: 20060129143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spreader structure (10) for introducing into a hollow organ, comprising spreader rods (12), which radiate from a first connection section (14) essentially in the longitudinal direction (36) of the spreader structure (10) up to a second connection section (16), are distributed around the periphery of the spreader structure (10) and can be placed against a wall of a hollow organ by means of radial expansion. The aim of the invention is to provide a spreader structure (10), which is versatile and cost-effective to produce. To achieve this, the spreader rods (10) have at least one zone (22) running in the longitudinal direction, which has a reduced flexural strength in comparison to neighbouring zones (20, 24). The invention also relates to the use of said spreader structure, to a spreader device and to a method for positioning a spreader structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Erik Flaxmeier, Ralf Steiner, Wolfgang Muller
  • Publication number: 20050015138
    Abstract: A stent to be implanted in a living body with an essentially tube-shaped wall (12) made of material with low radio-opaqueness, which is designed through the shaping of openings (14) as flexible wall structure. In order to provide a stent (10) and a process for its manufacturing, which can be better recognized in case of research with x-radiation, a material (22) with high radio-opaqueness is inserted inside the flexible wall structure (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Schuessler, Martin Stobel, Ralf Steiner, Erik Flaxmeier
  • Publication number: 20040153056
    Abstract: A probe for thermoablation is provided with an insulating hose at whose distal end a metal electrode is provided whose spatial extent is changeable. The metal electrode is formed by flexible arms which are electrically connected to a terminal for the supply of a radio frequency current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicants: Berchtold Holding GmbH, a German Corporation, Admedes Schuessler GmbH, a German Corporation
    Inventors: Wolfgang Muller, Erik Flaxmeier, Ralf Steiner
  • Patent number: 6311176
    Abstract: The computer-aided official management system for developments described in patents and publications, which limits the official examination work for each development and substantially supports development management, permits data to be organized in a classification system with low redundancy. The management system contains a multiplicity of development systems (1) which emerge from one another by means of set operations via orientated relationships (4), in that each development system (1) is linked to a database (11), which contains, in particular, the definition of the development system (1) serving as a reference system (2), the formulation and status of each individual relationship (4) forming the development system (1), as well as unique indicators to further data. The development systems are uniquely defined as intersection sets in the data structure for linking previously separately considered reference systems via the relationships (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001