Abstract: To assure, in the case of an implantable device for determining intracranial pressures, the biocompatibility of the implant in the long term, wherein a pressure measuring device is used, which is operatively connected to a sensor for a telemetric measured value transfer, it is proposed that the pressure measuring device is a microchip, that the microchip is located in a rigid housing, and that the pressure transfer from the outside inwards occurs through a very thin biocompatible membrane, the pressure-dependent movement of which acts on the pressure measuring device via a transfer medium.

Abstract: A surgical instrument has a shaft, an end effector comprising at least one movably mounted tool element and defining a longitudinal axis, and a force transmitting member mounted in the shaft for movement in the distal and proximal directions for transmitting an actuating force introduced at a proximal end of the instrument onto the end effector in order to move the at least one tool element from a first tool element position to a second tool element position and/or vice versa. The at least one tool element is pivotably mounted on a bearing shaft held on the shaft. The at least one tool element is connected by at least one articulation member, at least a section of which is flexible, to the force transmitting member in order to transmit the actuating force from the force transmitting member onto the at least one tool element.

Abstract: In a measuring device for physiological parameters with an implantable fluid chamber accommodating brain fluid, with a sensor device communicating with the brain fluid in the fluid chamber via a membrane and comprising a sensor for one or more physiological parameters, electronic components and a telemetry device for wireless transmission of signals of the sensor, in order to improve the manufacture and handling, it is proposed that the fluid chamber comprise at least two housing parts which are adapted to be fitted together in a sealed manner, thereby forming a closed interior, and which allow access to the interior when not fitted together, and that the sensor device be arranged in a measurement chamber closed on all sides, which is configured as a component that is adapted for independent handling and is insertable in a defined position in the interior of the fluid chamber.

Abstract: In a method for acquiring measurement data which are generated by a physiological sensor as a function of physiological parameters of a living being, in which the data generated by the physiological sensor are supplied to an external evaluation unit, which stores these data in a memory, in order to simplify the storing of data when using various sensors, it is proposed that its own memory is associated with each physiological sensor and data originating from the physiological sensor are exclusively stored in the memory associated with the physiological sensor. Moreover, a device for carrying out this method is given.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical data carrier for the identification of a medical implant, in particular, a surgical plate for the fixing of bones or bone fragments, comprising a carrier element and a connecting device which has a receptacle for the insertion of at least part of the implant. In order to make such a surgical data carrier available which has an improved handling capability, it is suggested according to the invention that the connecting device be designed in such a manner that it can be transferred from a connecting position, in which the implant is held in the receptacle, into a release position, in which the data carrier can be detached from the implant, without any forces acting on the implant. In addition, the invention relates to a surgical implantation system as well as an identification system for identifying and handling a medical implant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical data carrier for the identification of a medical implant, in particular, a surgical plate for the fixing of bones or bone fragments, wherein the data carrier has a carrier element and a connecting device which comprises a receptacle for the insertion of at least part of the implant. In order to make such a surgical data carrier available which has an improved handling capability, it is suggested in accordance with the invention that the data carrier have an actuating device which can be actuated by a user and with which the connecting device can be transferred from a connecting position, in which the implant is held in the receptacle, into a release position, in which the data carrier can be detached from the implant. The invention relates, in addition, to a surgical implantation system.

Abstract: To assure, in the case of an implantable device for determining intracranial pressures, the biocompatibility of the implant in the long term, wherein a pressure measuring device is used, which is operatively connected to a sensor for a telemetric measured value transfer, it is proposed that the pressure measuring device is a microchip, that the microchip is located in a rigid housing, and that the pressure transfer from the outside inwards occurs through a very thin biocompatible membrane, the pressure-dependent movement of which acts on the pressure measuring device via a transfer medium.