Patents by Inventor Dieter Mintenbeck

Dieter Mintenbeck 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).

  • Calibration method and calibration device for a surgical referencing unit
    Patent number: 7702477
    Abstract: A calibration method and also a calibration device are proposed to enable a spatial position and/or orientation of a surgical referencing unit of a surgical navigation system fitted with at least one inertial sensor to be specified in relation to a spatial coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Hanns-Peter Tuemmler, Andreas Goeggelmann, Dieter Mintenbeck, Thomas Link
  • Calibration method and calibration device for a surgical referencing unit
    Publication number: 20080039868
    Abstract: A calibration method and also a calibration device are proposed to enable a spatial position and/or orientation of a surgical referencing unit of a surgical navigation system fitted with at least one inertial sensor to be specified in relation to a spatial coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: AESCULAP AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hanns-Peter Tuemmler, Andreas Goeggelmann, Dieter Mintenbeck, Thomas Link