Patents by Inventor Andre Burch

Andre Burch 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).

  • Elongated implant having an external energy coupling
    Patent number: 8170672
    Abstract: Electrotherapeutic implant for stimulation of body tissue, comprising at least two electrode poles (14) which are connected to electric feeder lines, a demodulation unit (22), at least one electric feeder line (20), which is designed as an antenna and contacts the demodulation unit (22), wherein the implant (10) is fabricated from one piece, can be affixed (16) at the treatment site and is equipped with a biocompatible insulation, whereby the components of the implant (10) are designed so that a therapeutic energy which can be injected from the outside over the antenna (20) during the treatment is delivered to the therapeutic target region without intermediate storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Ingo Weiss, Thomas Doerr, Andreas Neumann, Erhard Flach, André Burch
  • ELONGATED IMPLANT HAVING AN EXTERNAL ENERGY COUPLING
    Publication number: 20090306738
    Abstract: Electrotherapeutic implant for stimulation of body tissue, comprising at least two electrode poles (14) which are connected to electric feeder lines, a demodulation unit (22), at least one electric feeder line (20), which is designed as an antenna and contacts the demodulation unit (22), wherein the implant (10) is fabricated from one piece, has means (16) for affixing same at the treatment site and is equipped with a biocompatible insulation, whereby the components of the implant (10) are designed so that a therapeutic energy which can be injected from the outside over the antenna (20) during the treatment is delivered to the therapeutic target region without intermediate storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Ingo WEISS, Thomas Doerr, Andreas Neumann, Erhard Flach, Andre Burch