Patents by Inventor Christian SCHLEICHER

Christian SCHLEICHER 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: 11861164
    Abstract: An interface for a medical device, in particular an extracorporeal blood treatment machine or a dialysis machine, includes a display for displaying display operating elements, base operating elements provided next to the display, and an optical actuation sensor. The optical actuation sensor detects a user interaction with, in particular a touching of, the display operating elements of the display and the base operating elements disposed in the same plane. The optical actuation sensor can be partially activated or deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: B. Braun Avitum AG
    Inventors: Florian Bauer, Christian Schleicher
  • Publication number: 20220365674
    Abstract: An interface for a medical device, in particular an extracorporeal blood treatment machine or a dialysis machine, includes a display for displaying display operating elements, base operating elements provided next to the display, and an optical actuation sensor. The optical actuation sensor detects a user interaction with, in particular a touching of, the display operating elements of the display and the base operating elements disposed in the same plane. The optical actuation sensor can be partially activated or deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Bauer, Christian Schleicher
  • Publication number: 20220319688
    Abstract: A method and a device for activating a function of a device, preferably of a medical device. The method includes the steps of: detecting an actual state of the device using a camera, preferably an AR device, which is preferably AR glasses; comparing the actual state of the device with a desired state of the device using a CPU connected to the camera; transmitting, on the basis of the comparison, a command for starting the function of the device or a function test, preferably a function test, from the CPU to the device; and activating the function or the function test of the device on the basis of this command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Bauer, Christian Schleicher
  • Patent number: 10442150
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment, comprising an antimicrobial surface coating, wherein the antimicrobial surface coating is a powder coating. It further relates to a method for controlling microbes and microorganisms on a surface of a medical apparatus, wherein a powder coating contains components, in particular additives, with an antimicrobial effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: B. Braun Avitum AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schäfer, Christian Schleicher
  • Patent number: 10337724
    Abstract: A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment including a housing for accommodating operational components of the machine for extracorporeal blood treatment and a light-emitting unit having no diffusion disk for displaying an operating and/or therapy condition of the machine according to the principle of ambient light. The light-emitting unit is arranged in a predetermined sequence and/or with predetermined shaping on at least one portion of the housing. The light-emitting unit is a flexible light conductor having at least one end-face light coupling surface at a first end and at least one end-face light output surface at a second end or alternatively a self-luminous flat and/or flexible OLED unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: B. Braun Avitum AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schäfer, Christian Schleicher, Dirk Möller
  • Patent number: 10057997
    Abstract: A device for integrating a monitor in a case comprises a support element made from plastic material and having a recess which corresponds to a predetermined visible area of the monitor. The support element includes a plurality of apertures which are arranged at a predetermined distribution outside the recess for passing through positioning and/or retaining elements and placing the support element at a predetermined position on a sheet-metal case in which the support element can be received, and a frame section which projects from a base area of the support element on a rear side thereof and is arranged in sandwich design for receiving components of the monitor. The components of the monitor received in the frame section are adapted to be fixed to the support element, and the support element is adapted to be fixed to the at least one of positioning or retaining elements on the sheet-metal case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: B. BRAUN AVITUM AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schäfer, Christian Schleicher
  • Publication number: 20180050145
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment includes a body and a monitor unit fixed in the tilt direction which includes a display unit. The apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment may be configured as a dialysis machine including a housing for accommodating operational components for the extracorporeal blood treatment. The monitor unit includes a display content representation influencing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: OLIVER SCHÄFER, Christian Schleicher
  • Patent number: 9874404
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heat exchanger includes at least one diffuser for feeding and/or discharging an exhaust gas flow, an exchanging region including exchanging tubes which extend in an axial direction and which are connected to a base at one end, and a housing through which a cooling agent can flow and which is made of a material that is non-resistant to high temperatures. A connecting element is partly embedded in the housing in order to secure the connecting element to the housing. The connecting element is bonded to the base in a first bonding region and the base is bonded to the diffuser in a second bonding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Sauter, Christian Schleicher, Hermann Knaus, Heinz Czemmel
  • Patent number: 9855380
    Abstract: A method for monitoring conveyance of fluid in a device for extracorporeal blood treatment, whereby fluid is conveyed by a peristaltic pump in a fluid system from a low-pressure side to a high-pressure side in that an elastically deformable fluid line positioned between the low-pressure side and the high-pressure side is deformed between a support surface and at least two squeeze elements of a rotor rotating opposite the support surface in such a way that a conveyance volume section is formed between the squeeze elements, whereby a fluid pressure value in the fluid system is detected for the conveyance volume section that is specific to the conveyance volume section, and whereby the detected conveyance-volume-specific fluid pressure value of a conveyance cycle n is compared with the detected conveyance-volume-specific fluid pressure value of a previous conveyance cycle n?x.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: B. BRAUN AVITUM AG
    Inventors: Kai-Uwe Ritter, Christian Schleicher
  • Publication number: 20170325340
    Abstract: A device for integrating a monitor in a case comprises a support element made from plastic material and having a recess which corresponds to a predetermined visible area of the monitor. The support element includes a plurality of apertures which are arranged at a predetermined distribution outside the recess for passing through positioning and/or retaining elements and placing the support element at a predetermined position on a sheet-metal case in which the support element can be received, and a frame section which projects from a base area of the support element on a rear side thereof and is arranged in sandwich design for receiving components of the monitor. The components of the monitor received in the frame section are adapted to be fixed to the support element, and the support element is adapted to be fixed to the at least one of positioning or retaining elements on the sheet-metal case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: OLIVER SCHÄFER, CHRISTIAN SCHLEICHER
  • Publication number: 20170321067
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment, comprising an antimicrobial surface coating, wherein the antimicrobial surface coating is a powder coating. It further relates to a method for controlling microbes and microorganisms on a surface of a medical apparatus, wherein a powder coating contains components, in particular additives, with an antimicrobial effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: OLIVER SCHÄFER, CHRISTIAN SCHLEICHER
  • Publication number: 20170290968
    Abstract: A medical device including a body and a monitor system constituting a display and/or operating unit which includes a curved display and/or user interface. The medical device is preferably designed as an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment and, more preferred, as a dialysis machine including a housing constituting the body for accommodating operational components for the extracorporeal blood treatment. The display and/or user interface of the monitor system is designed to be concavely or convexly curved about at least one space axis, preferably a vertically or horizontally extending axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: OLIVER SCHÄFER, CHRISTIAN SCHLEICHER
  • Publication number: 20170234524
    Abstract: A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment including a housing for accommodating operational components of the machine for extracorporeal blood treatment and a light-emitting unit having no diffusion disk for displaying an operating and/or therapy condition of the machine according to the principle of ambient light. The light-emitting unit is arranged in a predetermined sequence and/or with predetermined shaping on at least one portion of the housing. The light-emitting unit is a flexible light conductor having at least one end-face light coupling surface at a first end and at least one end-face light output surface at a second end or alternatively a self-luminous flat and/or flexible OLED unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: OLIVER SCHÄFER, CHRISTIAN SCHLEICHER, DIRK MÖLLER
  • Publication number: 20160296686
    Abstract: A method for monitoring conveyance of fluid in a device for extracorporeal blood treatment, whereby fluid is conveyed by a peristaltic pump in a fluid system from a low-pressure side to a high-pressure side in that an elastically deformable fluid line positioned between the low-pressure side and the high-pressure side is deformed between a support surface and at least two squeeze elements of a rotor rotating opposite the support surface in such a way that a conveyance volume section is formed between the squeeze elements, whereby a fluid pressure value in the fluid system is detected for the conveyance volume section that is specific to the conveyance volume section, and whereby the detected conveyance-volume-specific fluid pressure value of a conveyance cycle n is compared with the detected conveyance-volume-specific fluid pressure value of a previous conveyance cycle n-x.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: KAI-UWE RITTER, CHRISTIAN SCHLEICHER
  • Publication number: 20120305220
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided that includes at least one diffuser for feeding and/or discharging an exhaust gas flow; an exchanging region comprising exchanging tubes which extend in an axial direction and which are connected to a base at one end; a housing through which a cooling agent can flow and which is made of a material that is non-resistant to high temperatures, in particular plastic or aluminum. The aim of the invention is to provide an exhaust gas heat exchanger that is simply constructed and inexpensive to produce. This is achieved in that a connecting element is partly embedded in the housing in order to secure the connecting element to the housing, the connecting element being bonded to the base in a first bonding region, said base being bonded to the diffuser in a second bonding region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Frank SAUTER, Christian SCHLEICHER, Hermann KNAUS, Heinz CZEMMEL, David DARRIET