Patents by Inventor Christian Duschek

Christian Duschek 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 microscope arrangement
    Publication number: 20020040190
    Abstract: A surgical microscope (1) has an objective (12) for viewing an object (2) and a device for detecting the spatial position of points of the object. The surgical microscope (1) includes a first image sensor (10) and a second image sensor (11) which are arranged at a spacing from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Ulrich Nagele, Martin Pelzer, Christian Duschek, Ulrich Gold, Erik Duver, Dieter Quendt
  • Process for the operation of an operation microscope
    Patent number: 5982532
    Abstract: In an operation microscope (1) with an integrated navigation system (3), the control of the navigation system (3) takes place by means of an operating unit (5, 7, 9) that can be operated directly from the operation microscope (1) and which acts on a navigation system control menu (11) that is reflected into the visual field of the operation microscope (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss-Stiftung
    Inventors: Walter Mittelstadt, Manfred Knoll, Joachim Luber, Arvids Mackevics, Christian Duschek
  • Medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic appliance with a sterilizable position sensing attachment
    Patent number: 5891020
    Abstract: A medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic appliance includes an arrangement that senses a position and attitude at any given time, and that includes a first sensing unit on the therapeutic and/or diagnostic appliance and a second sensing unit having a fixed location and attitude and arranged to be separated from the first sensing unit by a signal path. The first sensing unit is constructed, for reasons of sterilization and of position sensing, as an attachment that can be detached from the medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic appliance when in use. A coupling device is provided on the medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic appliance for installation of the attachment over a sterilizing sheath surrounding the therapeutic and/or diagnostic appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
    Inventors: Joachim Luber, Ulrich Lemcke, Christian Duschek, Arvids Mackevics, Hartmut Gartner