Patents by Inventor Bengt Bern

Bengt Bern 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: 12394946
    Abstract: A medical system comprising an internal unit; a transformer core; internal cabling comprising an internal winding around the transformer core; and an external unit comprising power supply circuitry and external cabling coupled to the power supply circuitry for enabling supply of power from the power supply circuitry to the internal unit via the transformer core. The external cabling comprises a connector including a first connector part and a second connector part; a first conductive current path between the power supply circuitry and the first connector part; a second conductive current path between the power supply circuitry and the second connector part; and a third conductive current path between the first connector part and the second connector part, conductively connecting the first connector part and the second connector part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: InvivoPower AB
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Publication number: 20250229162
    Abstract: A ski pole strap for transfer of power from a skier's hand to a ski pole when a pole stroke is performed in cross-country skiing, the ski pole strap comprising an attachment portion configured to attach the ski pole strap to the ski pole; and a hand support portion for supporting the hand of the skier, the hand support portion comprising at least 0.03 g/cm2 of a thermoplastic material arranged at least in a region of the hand support portion configured to surround an ulnar border of the skier's hand, when the ski pole strap is in use, the thermoplastic material being plastically shapeable at a temperature below 100° C. and having a flexural modulus of at least 50 MPa at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Publication number: 20240298124
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an external unit and an implantable unit. The external unit includes an electronic unit operationally coupled to a transmitter coil that is configured transmit power and/or data signal over a wireless transcutaneous link, a coil unit comprising a loop structure with the transmitter coil being wound around and along at least a part of length of the loop structure, and a fixation unit configured to attach the loop structure to a user's body i) proximal to an implantable receiver coil that is configured to be implanted within a body part, and ii) around a body part of a user such that a part of the body part is positioned in a hollow section of the loop structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Bengt BERN
  • Publication number: 20240171009
    Abstract: A transformer implant comprising a ring-shaped transformer core; and elastomeric material embedding the ring-shaped transformer core, in such a way that an opening through the ring-shaped core is provided. The elastomeric material defines a base surface of the transformer implant and an upper surface of the transformer implant, the base surface and the upper surface meeting each other along an edge line of the transformer implant defining a maximum lateral extension of the transformer implant. The ring-shaped transformer core is arranged in a standing configuration, such that the ring-shaped transformer core has a maximum vertical extension along a first straight line and a maximum lateral extension along a second straight line. A lateral distance, in a direction parallel to the second straight line, from the first straight line to the edge line of the transformer implant at least corresponds to the maximum vertical extension of the ring-shaped transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Patent number: 11968502
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an external unit and an implantable unit. The external unit includes an electronic unit operationally coupled to a transmitter coil that is configured transmit power and/or data signal over a wireless transcutaneous link, a coil unit comprising a loop structure with the transmitter coil being wound around and along at least a part of length of the loop structure, and a fixation unit configured to attach the loop structure to a user's body i) proximal to an implantable receiver coil that is configured to be implanted within a body part, and ii) around a body part of a user such that a part of the body part is positioned in a hollow section of the loop structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Publication number: 20220370784
    Abstract: A method of initiating operation of an external unit for a medical system further comprising an internal unit implanted into a body of a patient; a transformer core arranged under the skin of the patient; and internal cabling connecting the internal unit and the transformer core, the internal cabling comprising an internal winding around the transformer core, wherein the external unit comprises external cabling including an external winding around the transformer core to allow supply of power from the external unit to the internal unit via the transformer core, the method comprising the steps of: evaluating, by the external unit, a signal indicative of a magnetic flux in the transformer core; when the signal indicates that the magnetic flux in the transformer core is below a predefined threshold flux, providing power to the internal unit by the external unit via the transformer core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Publication number: 20220360024
    Abstract: A medical system comprising an internal unit; a transformer core; internal cabling comprising an internal winding around the transformer core; and an external unit comprising power supply circuitry and external cabling coupled to the power supply circuitry for enabling supply of power from the power supply circuitry to the internal unit via the transformer core. The external cabling comprises a connector including a first connector part and a second connector part; a first conductive current path between the power supply circuitry and the first connector part; a second conductive current path between the power supply circuitry and the second connector part; and a third conductive current path between the first connector part and the second connector part, conductively connecting the first connector part and the second connector part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Patent number: 11457322
    Abstract: An implantable unit of a transcutaneous hearing device and a transcutaneous hearing device comprising the same are disclosed. The implantable unit comprises a receiver element configured to wirelessly receive an electromagnetic wave, a rectifier element configured to generate upper and lower half waveforms of the electromagnetic wave, and a vibrator element configured to electromechanically produce vibration using the half waveforms of the electromagnetic wave. The vibrator element comprises a first vibrator and a second vibrator. The first vibrator is configured to be driven by the upper half waveform of the electromagnetic wave, and the second vibrator is configured to be driven by the lower half waveform of the electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Publication number: 20220192704
    Abstract: A needle guiding arrangement, for guiding a surgical needle when applying sutures joining two skin surfaces inside an opening of a transformer core to implant the transformer core under the skin of a patient, the needle guiding arrangement comprising: a first needle guiding member; a second needle guiding member; and an alignment arrangement configured to align the first needle guiding member and the second needle guiding member on opposite sides of the opening of the transformer core along an alignment axis passing through the first needle guiding member, the opening of the transformer core and the second needle guiding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Publication number: 20210337324
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an external unit and an implantable unit. The external unit includes an electronic unit operationally coupled to a transmitter coil that is configured transmit power and/or data signal over a wireless transcutaneous link, a coil unit comprising a loop structure with the transmitter coil being wound around and along at least a part of length of the loop structure, and a fixation unit configured to attach the loop structure to a user's body i) proximal to an implantable receiver coil that is configured to be implanted within a body part, and ii) around a body part of a user such that a part of the body part is positioned in a hollow section of the loop structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Bengt BERN
  • Patent number: 11128965
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an external unit and an implantable unit. The external unit includes an electronic unit operationally coupled to a transmitter coil that is configured transmit power and/or data signal over a wireless transcutaneous link, a coil unit comprising a loop structure with the transmitter coil being wound around and along at least a part of length of the loop structure, and a fixation unit configured to attach the loop structure to a user's body i) proximal to an implantable receiver coil that is configured to be implanted within a body part, and ii) around a body part of a user such that a part of the body part is positioned in a hollow section of the loop structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Patent number: 10750300
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for arranging a bone conducting hearing device to a skin surface over the skull of a user is disclosed. The mounting assembly comprises an attachment element configured to be attached to a corresponding vibrator attachment element of a vibrator assembly, the attachment element and the vibrator attachment element being adapted to operationally couple with each other; a plate member configured to be arranged over the skin surface; one or more removably arranged mounting structures arranged outside the skull for attaching the mounting assembly to the skin surface over the skull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventors: Bengt Bern, Hanna Simonsson, Martin Johansson, Troels Böwadt Arnved, Martin Thomsen, Rasmus Funk, Mads Madsen, Line Topholm Janum
  • Patent number: 10743120
    Abstract: An electromagnetic vibrator for a bone conduction hearing aid is disclosed. The electromagnetic vibrator comprises a magnet arrangement comprising a central portion, a coil wound around the central portion and being configured to generate a dynamic magnetic field and at least one permanent magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field. The electromagnetic vibrator further comprises a vibrator plate arranged in position and in such a manner that a gap, extending across a longitudinal axis of the electromagnetic vibrator is provided between the vibrator plate and at least one of said central portion or at least one permanent magnet. The electromagnetic vibrator further comprises an encasing surrounding at least a portion of the magnet arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Bengt Bern
  • Patent number: 10721573
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a plate structure of a non-surgical bone conductive device, configured to be attached to a part of the skin of the skull of a hearing impaired person. The non-surgical bone conductive device is designed such that an optimized vibration transfer is achieved, while at the same time allowing a sufficient leverage of the weight of the sound processor when the sound processor is connected to the plate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventors: Hanna Peters, Magdalena Eriksson, Hanna Stenhamre, Marianne Philipsson, Christina Wassard, Bengt Bern
  • Publication number: 20190349695
    Abstract: An implantable unit of a transcutaneous hearing device and a transcutaneous hearing device comprising the same are disclosed. The implantable unit comprises a receiver element configured to wirelessly receive an electromagnetic wave, a rectifier element configured to generate upper and lower half waveforms of the electromagnetic wave, and a vibrator element configured to electromechanically produce vibration using the half waveforms of the electromagnetic wave. The vibrator element comprises a first vibrator and a second vibrator. The first vibrator is configured to be driven by the upper half waveform of the electromagnetic wave, and the second vibrator is configured to be driven by the lower half waveform of the electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Bengt BERN
  • Publication number: 20190273995
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a plate structure of a non-surgical bone conductive device, configured to be attached to a part of the skin of the skull of a hearing impaired person. The non-surgical bone conductive device is designed such that an optimized vibration transfer is achieved, while at the same time allowing a sufficient leverage of the weight of the sound processor when the sound processor is connected to the plate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Hanna PETERS, Magdalena ERIKSSON, Hanna STENHAMRE, Marianne PHILIPSSON, Christina WASSARD, Bengt BERN
  • Publication number: 20190261104
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for arranging a bone conducting hearing device to a skin surface over the skull of a user is disclosed. The mounting assembly comprises an attachment element configured to be attached to a corresponding vibrator attachment element of a vibrator assembly, the attachment element and the vibrator attachment element being adapted to operationally couple with each other; a plate member configured to be arranged over the skin surface; one or more removably arranged mounting structures arranged outside the skull for attaching the mounting assembly to the skin surface over the skull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: OTICON MEDICAL A/S
    Inventors: Bengt BERN, Hanna SIMONSSON, Martin JOHANSSON, Troels Böwadt ARNVED, Martin THOMSEN, Rasmus FUNK, Mads MADSEN, Line Topholm JANUM
  • Patent number: 10362418
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for arranging a bone conducting hearing device to a skin surface over the skull of a user is disclosed. The mounting assembly comprises an attachment element configured to be attached to a corresponding vibrator attachment element of a vibrator assembly, the attachment element and the vibrator attachment element being adapted to operationally couple with each other; a plate member configured to be arranged over the skin surface; one or more removably arranged mounting structures arranged outside the skull for attaching the mounting assembly to the skin surface over the skull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventors: Bengt Bern, Hanna Simonsson, Martin Johansson, Troels Böwadt Arnved, Martin Thomsen, Rasmus Funk, Mads Madsen, Line Topholm Janum
  • Publication number: 20190149930
    Abstract: An electromagnetic vibrator for a bone conduction hearing aid is disclosed. The electromagnetic vibrator comprises a magnet arrangement comprising a central portion, a coil wound around the central portion and being configured to generate a dynamic magnetic field and at least one permanent magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field. The electromagnetic vibrator further comprises a vibrator plate arranged in position and in such a manner that a gap, extending across a longitudinal axis of the electromagnetic vibrator is provided between the vibrator plate and at least one of said central portion or at least one permanent magnet. The electromagnetic vibrator further comprises an encasing surrounding at least a portion of the magnet arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Bengt BERN
  • Publication number: 20190051988
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an external unit and an implantable unit. The external unit includes an electronic unit operationally coupled to a transmitter coil that is configured transmit power and/or data signal over a wireless transcutaneous link, a coil unit comprising a loop structure with the transmitter coil being wound around and along at least a part of length of the loop structure, and a fixation unit configured to attach the loop structure to a user's body i) proximal to an implantable receiver coil that is configured to be implanted within a body part, and ii) around a body part of a user such that a part of the body part is positioned in a hollow section of the loop structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S
    Inventor: Bengt BERN