Patents by Inventor Daniel Schaudel

Daniel Schaudel 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: 8718741
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz
  • Publication number: 20130281812
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz
  • Patent number: 8521250
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz
  • Publication number: 20120157815
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz
  • Patent number: 8160715
    Abstract: An implantable fixation structure includes a c-shape bone fixation clip adapted to fit over and attach to a bony bridge element in the middle ear of a patient. A c-shape electrode fixation clip is adapted to fit over and attach to an electrode array element in the middle ear of the patient. A connecting bar has a first end connected to the bone fixation clip and a second end connected to the electrode fixation clip. A coupling clip is connected to the connecting bar between the first end and the second end and adapted to fit over and attach to a cochlear implant element and hold the cochlear implant element in a desired position relative to the middle ear of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Schmidt, Claude Jolly, Stefan B. Nielsen, Joachim Muller, Daniel Schaudel
  • Publication number: 20100305677
    Abstract: An implantable fixation structure includes a c-shape bone fixation clip adapted to fit over and attach to a bony bridge element in the middle ear of a patient. A c-shape electrode fixation clip is adapted to fit over and attach to an electrode array element in the middle ear of the patient. A connecting bar has a first end connected to the bone fixation clip and a second end connected to the electrode fixation clip. A coupling clip is connected to the connecting bar between the first end and the second end and adapted to fit over and attach to a cochlear implant element and hold the cochlear implant element in a desired position relative to the middle ear of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Schmidt, Claude Jolly, Stefan B. Nielsen, Joachim Müller, Daniel Schaudel
  • Patent number: 7792587
    Abstract: An implantable fixation structure includes at least one implantable holding element. The holding element is connected to an implantable cochlear implant element and maintains the cochlear implant element in a desired position relative to the middle ear of a patient user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Schmidt, Claude Jolly, Stefan B. Nielsen, Joachim Müller, Daniel Schaudel
  • Publication number: 20080086184
    Abstract: An implantable fixation structure includes at least one implantable holding element. The holding element is connected to an implantable cochlear implant element and maintains the cochlear implant element in a desired position relative to the middle ear of a patient user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Marcus Schmidt, Claude Jolly, Stefan Nielsen, Joachim Muller, Daniel Schaudel