Patents by Inventor Alexander Pfaffle

Alexander Pfaffle 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).

  • SURGICAL DEVICE USING WATER JET AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150230819
    Abstract: A water jet surgical device comprises a fluid feed device, which is controllable by control signals from a control device, for delivering a fluid into a connecting line of a surgical instrument with an outlet nozzle. The fluid feed device includes at least one measuring device, which is configured such that following the connection of the surgical instrument to the fluid feed device, the measuring device generates measuring signals to represent a quantity of fluid delivered. The quantity of fluid delivered may be displayed on a display or recorded in a recording unit. This enables improved monitoring of surgical operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Hansjürgen Wahl, Alexander Pfäffle, Ralf Kuehner
  • Method and device for image optimization in ultrasound recordings
    Patent number: 8249692
    Abstract: A device for positioning at least one ultrasound probe of an ultrasound apparatus can include a recording device for recording an object and an evaluating unit that evaluates data corresponding to the object obtained from the recording device. A computational unit can generate positional data for the at least one ultrasound probe of the ultrasound apparatus. The device can be used for setting at least one parameter of the ultrasound apparatus based on data obtained by the recording device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Stefan Vilsmeier, Alexander Pfäffle, Robert Schmidt
  • SURGICAL DEVICE USING WATER JET AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110004232
    Abstract: A water jet surgical device comprises a fluid feed device, which is controllable by control signals from a control device, for delivering a fluid into a connecting line of a surgical instrument with an outlet nozzle. The fluid feed device includes at least one measuring device, which is configured such that following the connection of the surgical instrument to the fluid feed device, the measuring device generates measuring signals to represent a quantity of fluid delivered. The quantity of fluid delivered may be displayed on a display or recorded in a recording unit. This enables improved monitoring of surgical operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Wahl, Alexander Pfäffle, Ralf Kuehner
  • Method and device for image optimization in ultrasound recordings
    Publication number: 20040215073
    Abstract: A device for positioning at least one ultrasound probe of an ultrasound apparatus can include a recording device for recording an object and an evaluating unit that evaluates data corresponding to the object obtained from the recording device. A computational unit can generate positional data for the at least one ultrasound probe of the ultrasound apparatus. The device can be used for setting at least one parameter of the ultrasound apparatus based on data obtained by the recording device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Vilsmeier, Alexander Pfaffle, Robert Schmidt