Patents by Inventor Andrée Rothermel

Andrée Rothermel 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).

  • Device and method for measuring impedance in organotypic tissues
    Patent number: 10670576
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a device for measuring impedance in organotypic tissue comprising at least one recording chamber with a liquid permeable membrane supporting the organotypic tissue, at least one bottom electrode and at least one top electrode, wherein the liquid permeable membrane divides the recording chamber into a top chamber and a bottom chamber, wherein at least the bottom chamber contains culture medium for the organotypic tissue, and the bottom electrode(s) is/are located in the bottom chamber and the top electrode(s) is/are located in the top chamber, and wherein the organotypic tissue is located between the bottom electrode(s) and the top electrode(s). The present invention also refers to the use of the device according to the present invention for measuring impedance in organotypic tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Universität Leipzig
    Inventors: Andrea Robitzki, Andrée Rothermel, Heinz-Georg Jahnke, Ina Sternberger, Frank Striggow, Till Mack
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IMPEDANCE IN ORGANOTYPIC TISSUES
    Publication number: 20170191980
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a device for measuring impedance in organotypic tissue comprising at least one recording chamber with a liquid permeable membrane supporting the organotypic tissue, at least one bottom electrode and at least one top electrode, wherein the liquid permeable membrane divides the recording chamber into a top chamber and a bottom chamber, wherein at least the bottom chamber contains culture medium for the organotypic tissue, and the bottom electrode(s) is/are located in the bottom chamber and the top electrode(s) is/are located in the top chamber, and wherein the organotypic tissue is located between the bottom electrode(s) and the top electrode(s). The present invention also refers to the use of the device according to the present invention for measuring impedance in organotypic tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Universität Leipzig
    Inventors: Andrea ROBITZKI, Andrée Rothermel, Heinz-Georg Jahnke, Ina Sternberger, Frank Striggow, Till Mack