Patents by Inventor Christoph Pedain
Christoph Pedain 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).
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Publication number: 20150016937Abstract: A device is presented in which individual sample containers can be conveyed from a start position to a target position. The role of start position and target position is interchangeable. The movement of a gripper is a combined lifting movement and translation movement. With the aid of a simple drive, the gripper is moved along a movement path that is mechanically defined.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christoph Pedain, Timo Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20140163514Abstract: A method for planning an infusion into hepatic tissue into a patient includes: obtaining anatomical and/or physiological patient data of the patient's liver or a region of the liver; determining at least one patient parameter from the patient data; planning the infusion using the anatomical patient data, physiological patient data, and/or at least one patient parameter, wherein planning includes determining how an administered substance is distributed in the tissue and/or how the administered substance influences physiological properties of the tissue; and determining a distribution and/or effectiveness of a therapeutic agent administered with the substance or after the substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Christoph Pedain, Andreas Hartlep
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Patent number: 8702580Abstract: A method for planning to treat tissue by administering a substance which emits energy or can interact with administered energy to a body, such as body tissue, wherein a dispersion of the substance in the body is simulated, and to a system or device for planning administering a substance and administering energy to a body or in body tissue.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain
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Patent number: 8469941Abstract: A catheter having an outer profile which is formed such that a path length along an outer surface of the catheter is greater than the corresponding length of the catheter, and to a method for determining the shape of a catheter, and wherein the elasticity and/or conductivity of the tissue into which the catheter is to be introduced is taken into account in order to determine the outer profile of the catheter.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain
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Patent number: 8251955Abstract: The invention relates to a catheter stylet for stiffening a catheter during the placing process, wherein the stylet comprises an accommodating lumen for at least one fluid-guiding line of the catheter. It also relates to a catheter stylet catheter system, comprising such a stylet and comprising a catheter which comprises a fluid-guiding line, and to a method for stiffening a catheter during the placing process, wherein a stylet which comprises an accommodating lumen is arranged around at least one fluid-guiding line of the catheter.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Stephan Mittermeyer, Christoph Pedain
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Patent number: 8060181Abstract: A method for planning the placement of a device in a body includes analyzing information of at least part of the internal structure of the body of a patient to determine if at least one specific or critical region or structure lies within a region of interest, said region of interest within a predetermined distance of the planned trajectory of the device in the body. Then, a level of risk is assessed to the at least one specific or critical region or structure that is within the region of interest.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Maria Inmaculada Rodriguez Ponce, Christoph Pedain, Andreas Hartlep
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Patent number: 8014848Abstract: The visualization of procedural guidelines for a medical procedure, in which a medical instrument is shown in an image representation of a body portion including an area in which a medical procedure is to be carried out, wherein, in the vicinity of the functional portion of the instrument, regions or locations are indicated which are of special relevance to the procedure according to established guidelines for said procedure.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Brainlab AGInventors: Rainer Birkenbach, Christoph Pedain, Andreas Hartlep, Raghu Raghavan, Martin Brady
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Publication number: 20110066133Abstract: A catheter having an outer profile which is formed such that a path length along an outer surface of the catheter is greater than the corresponding length of the catheter, and to a method for determining the shape of a catheter, and wherein the elasticity and/or conductivity of the tissue into which the catheter is to be introduced is taken into account in order to determine the outer profile of the catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain
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Patent number: 7892224Abstract: A method for determining and representing possible entry and/or target areas for positioning catheters in an area on the basis of functional data and/or structural and/or anatomical data of the area, includes: indicating at least one entry area of the catheter or at least one target area of the catheter; determining at least one target area of the catheter based on the at least one indicated entry area of the catheter and taking into consideration specified catheter positioning guidelines and the functional data and/or structural and/or anatomical data of the area, or at least one entry area of the catheter based on the at least one indicated target area of the catheter and taking into consideration specified catheter positioning guidelines and the functional data and/or structural and/or anatomical data of the area; and representing the functional data and/or structural and/or anatomical data with the at least one indicated entry area and the at least one determined target area, or representing the functionaType: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain
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Patent number: 7769438Abstract: A method and device for determining the location of electrical activity or hyperactivity of nerve cells in an anatomical structure of a body, wherein an electrical conductivity model of the anatomical structure is generated and electrical impulses are detected by at least one electrode. Using the model and the detected electrical impulses, the location or locations of the electrical activity in the anatomical structure are determined.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2005Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain
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Patent number: 7742630Abstract: A method for determining a backflow of a substance along a track of a delivery device includes: a) obtaining parameters that influence the flow of the fluid or substance; b) acquiring information about delivery data; and c) computing the backflow along the delivery device using the information in steps a) and b).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain, Martin Brady, Raghu Raghavan
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Patent number: 7734326Abstract: A method for positioning at least one catheter on a body in which a fluid is present includes performing a body-specific detection of anatomical structure and/or tissue structure. A position of the fluid in the body and/or the amount of fluid in the body are detected and at least one catheter is positioned such that at least a part of the fluid can be drained from the body. A method for simulating drainage of a fluid from an interstice of a body includes performing a body-specific detection of anatomical structure and/or tissue structure. A position of the fluid in the body and/or the amount of fluid in the body are detected and a location of at least one catheter on the body is set.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2003Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Christoph Pedain, Andreas Hartlep
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Patent number: 7715902Abstract: A method for identifying advantageous and non-advantageous infusion regions in the tissue includes capturing at least one of (i) functional anatomical data and (ii) structural anatomical data. The captured anatomical data is evaluated with computer assistance. Based on the evaluating step, the method includes determining infusion distribution information, such as directional and velocity information.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain, Raghu Raghavan, Martin Brady
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Publication number: 20090143736Abstract: The invention relates to a catheter stylet for stiffening a catheter during the placing process, wherein the stylet comprises an accommodating lumen for at least one fluid-guiding line of the catheter. It also relates to a catheter stylet catheter system, comprising such a stylet and comprising a catheter which comprises a fluid-guiding line, and to a method for stiffening a catheter during the placing process, wherein a stylet which comprises an accommodating lumen is arranged around at least one fluid-guiding line of the catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Stephan Mittermeyer, Christoph Pedain
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Publication number: 20080200804Abstract: A method for determining a backflow of a substance along a track of a delivery device includes: a) obtaining parameters that influence the flow of the fluid or substance; b) acquiring information about delivery data; and c) computing the backflow along the delivery device using the information in steps a) and b).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2006Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: BrainLAB AGInventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain, Martin Brady, Raghu Raghavan
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Publication number: 20080027696Abstract: A method for simulating a distribution of at least one agent in a subject includes using the combination of subject-specific information, information concerning the administration of the at least one agent, and agent specific information to calculate an effect of the at least one agent in the subject, wherein the effect includes the alteration of the metabolism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Christoph Pedain, Maria Rodriguez-Ponce
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Publication number: 20070244387Abstract: A method for planning the placement of a device in a body includes analyzing information of at least part of the internal structure of the body of a patient to determine if at least one specific or critical region or structure lies within a region of interest, said region of interest within a predetermined distance of the planned trajectory of the device in the body. Then, a level of risk is assessed to the at least one specific or critical region or structure that is within the region of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Maria Rodriguez Ponce, Christoph Pedain, Andreas Hartlep
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Patent number: 7266227Abstract: The present invention relates to: a method for planning an infusion, wherein patient data are captured and the infusion to be carried out is planned using the captured patient data; and to a computer program which may be loaded in the memory of a computer and which includes sections of software code with which the method is performed when the program is running on a computer; and to a device for planning an infusion, comprising a patient data capturing system and a computer system for carrying out planning based on the captured patient data; to a method for carrying out an infusion, wherein the infusion is planned and then carried out; and to a device for carrying out an infusion, comprising a verification device for comparing planned infusion data with actual infusion data.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2002Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: BrainLAB AGInventors: Christoph Pedain, Philipp Tanner, Andrea Hartlep
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Publication number: 20070167788Abstract: A medical imaging processing method includes: using an imaging method to acquire at least first and second data sets of a region of interest of a patient's body, with at least one image acquisition parameter being changed so that first and second data sets yield different contrast levels relating to different substance and/or tissue types, and wherein the at least one acquisition parameter used to obtain the first data set is selected to enhance the contrast between one of the substance and/or tissue types relative to other substance and/or tissue types, and the at least one acquisition parameter used to obtain the second data set is selected to enhance the contrast between a different one of the substance and/or tissue types relative other substance and/or tissue types, thereby to optimize the contrast between at least three different substance and/or tissue types: and processing the two data sets to identify the different tissue types and/or boundaries therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Andreas Hartlep, Christoph Pedain, Martin Brady, Raghu Raghavan
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Publication number: 20070167712Abstract: A medical tracking system includes a localization system operative to spatially localize medical instruments; a computer operative to assign absolute and/or relative positions of said instruments in a coordinate system; and at least one localizable gamma camera operative to detect gamma radiation emitted from a tracer material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: BRAINLAB AGInventors: Mike Keglovich, Christoph Pedain