Patents by Inventor Dominik Hammerer
Dominik Hammerer 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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Patent number: 11103713Abstract: An electrical feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device includes an outer ferrule of metallic material having an outer surface hermetically sealed to an implantable device housing. There is an inner feedthrough assembly which is hermetically sealed within the ferrule and which has a structure of sintered layers that include: i. an electrical insulator of ceramic insulator material, ii. one or more electrically conductive vias of metallized conductive material embedded within and extending through the electrical insulator, and iii. a transition interface region around each of the conductive vias comprising a gradient mixture of the ceramic insulator material and the metallized conductive material forming a gradual transition and a mechanical bond between the electrical insulator and the conductive via.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHInventors: Dominik Hammerer, Janika Boltz
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Publication number: 20190344086Abstract: An electrical feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device includes an outer ferrule of metallic material having an outer surface hermetically sealed to an implantable device housing. There is an inner feedthrough assembly which is hermetically sealed within the ferrule and which has a structure of sintered layers that include: i. an electrical insulator of ceramic insulator material, ii. one or more electrically conductive vias of metallized conductive material embedded within and extending through the electrical insulator, and iii. a transition interface region around each of the conductive vias comprising a gradient mixture of the ceramic insulator material and the metallized conductive material forming a gradual transition and a mechanical bond between the electrical insulator and the conductive via.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Dominik Hammerer, Janika Boltz
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Patent number: 10376703Abstract: An electrical feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device includes an outer ferrule of metallic material having an outer surface hermetically sealed to an implantable device housing. There is an inner feedthrough assembly which is hermetically sealed within the ferrule and which has a structure of sintered layers that include: i. an electrical insulator of ceramic insulator material, ii. one or more electrically conductive vias of metallized conductive material embedded within and extending through the electrical insulator, and iii. a transition interface region around each of the conductive vias comprising a gradient mixture of the ceramic insulator material and the metallized conductive material forming a gradual transition and a mechanical bond between the electrical insulator and the conductive via.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHInventors: Dominik Hammerer, Janika Boltz
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Patent number: 9839778Abstract: An implantable electric lead arrangement for a medical implant system includes an implantable electric lead with parallel lead wires wound in an elongated helix about a central longitudinal axis. At least one support wire is parallel to the lead wires and has a higher strain energy absorption capacity than the lead wires to mechanically strengthen the lead wires against external impact force.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geratete GmbHInventors: Martin Zimmerling, Fabrice Béal, Davide De Luca, Dominik Hammerer, Stefan Hofer, Philipp Schindler
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Publication number: 20170333713Abstract: An inductive coil arrangement is described for an ear canal of a recipient patient. An external transmitter coil is configured for implantation in the pinna cartilage of the outer ear of a recipient patient and has transmission wire loops wound about a first radial center. An implantable receiver coil is configured for implantation behind the pinna of the outer ear under the skin atop and parallel to the underlying skull bone of the recipient patient opposite to the transmitter coil with the pinna cartilage between. The receiver coil has receiver wire loops wound about a second radial center, the loops and the second radial center all lying substantially in a common plane, and the receiver coil is adapted for receiving the communication signal from the transmitter coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Christoph Von Ilberg, Dominik Hammerer, Martin Zimmerling
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Patent number: 9802043Abstract: An inductive coil arrangement is described for an ear canal of a recipient patient. An inner transmitter coil inserts into the ear canal for transmitting a communication signal through the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal. The transmitter coil includes transmission wire loops that lie substantially in a common plane which curves around the central axis of the ear canal conformal to the outer wall of the ear canal. An outer receiver coil is implantable under the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal for receiving the communication signal from the transmitter coil. The receiver coil includes receiver wire loops that lie substantially in a common plane which curves around the central axis of the ear canal substantially parallel to the transmitter coil.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHInventors: Christoph von Ilberg, Dominik Hammerer, Martin Zimmerling
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Publication number: 20160339234Abstract: An implantable electric lead arrangement for a medical implant system includes an implantable electric lead with parallel lead wires wound in an elongated helix about a central longitudinal axis. At least one support wire is parallel to the lead wires and has a higher strain energy absorption capacity than the lead wires to mechanically strengthen the lead wires against external impact force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Martin Zimmerling, Fabrice Béal, Davide De Luca, Dominik Hammerer, Stefan Hofer, Philipp Schindler
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Publication number: 20160343478Abstract: An electrical feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device includes an outer ferrule of metallic material having an outer surface hermetically sealed to an implantable device housing. There is an inner feedthrough assembly which is hermetically sealed within the ferrule and which has a structure of sintered layers that include: i. an electrical insulator of ceramic insulator material, ii. one or more electrically conductive vias of metallized conductive material embedded within and extending through the electrical insulator, and iii. a transition interface region around each of the conductive vias comprising a gradient mixture of the ceramic insulator material and the metallized conductive material forming a gradual transition and a mechanical bond between the electrical insulator and the conductive via.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Dominik Hammerer, Janika Boltz
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Patent number: 9433777Abstract: An implantable electric lead arrangement for a medical implant system includes an implantable electric lead with parallel lead wires wound in an elongated helix about a central longitudinal axis. A conical shape lead core is fixed and enclosed within the wire helix for providing impact strain relief to the electric lead by resisting radial and/or axial deformation from external impact force. The conical shape of the lead core is configured for a smooth transition between a lead core portion of the electric lead that is protected against external impact force and a non-lead core portion of the electric lead that is unprotected from external impact force.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHInventors: Martin Zimmerling, Fabrice Béal, Davide De Luca, Dominik Hammerer, Stefan Hofer, Philipp Schindler
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Publication number: 20150335880Abstract: An implantable electric lead arrangement for a medical implant system includes an implantable electric lead with parallel lead wires wound in an elongated helix about a central longitudinal axis. A conical shape lead core is fixed and enclosed within the wire helix for providing impact strain relief to the electric lead by resisting radial and/or axial deformation from external impact force. The conical shape of the lead core is configured for a smooth transition between a lead core portion of the electric lead that is protected against external impact force and a non-lead core portion of the electric lead that is unprotected from external impact force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Martin Zimmerling, Fabrice Béal, Davide De Luca, Dominik Hammerer, Stefan Hofer, Philipp Schindler
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Patent number: 9174039Abstract: A novel implantable electric lead arrangement is described for medical implant systems such as middle ear implants (MEI), cochlear implants (CI) and vestibular implants (VI). An electric lead contains parallel lead wires wound in an elongated helix about a central longitudinal axis. A lead core is fixed and enclosed within the wire helix for providing impact strain relief to the lead wires by resisting radial and/or axial deformation from external impact force.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHInventors: Martin Zimmerling, Fabrice Béal, Davide De Luca, Dominik Hammerer, Stefan Hofer, Philipp Schindler
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Publication number: 20140214145Abstract: A novel implantable electric lead arrangement is described for medical implant systems such as middle ear implants (MEI), cochlear implants (CI) and vestibular implants (VI). An electric lead contains parallel lead wires wound in an elongated helix about a central longitudinal axis. A lead core is fixed and enclosed within the wire helix for providing impact strain relief to the lead wires by resisting radial and/or axial deformation from external impact force.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHInventors: Martin Zimmerling, Fabrice Béal, Davide De Luca, Dominik Hammerer, Stefan Hofer, Philipp Schindler
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Patent number: 8532783Abstract: An implantable device includes an implantable housing having an outer surface and providing a hermetically sealed interior volume. A flexible electric lead is mechanically connected to the housing and electrically connected to circuitry within the interior volume. An impact protector overlies at least a portion of the outer surface of the housing and shields the underlying housing surface from the force of a mechanical impact. At least a portion of the impact protector may include an electrode electrically connected to the circuitry within the interior volume.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbHInventors: Martin Zimmerling, Gerhard Mark, Dominik Hammerer
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Publication number: 20110270370Abstract: An implantable device includes an implantable housing having an outer surface and providing a hermetically sealed interior volume. A flexible electric lead is mechanically connected to the housing and electrically connected to circuitry within the interior volume. An impact protector overlies at least a portion of the outer surface of the housing and shields the underlying housing surface from the force of a mechanical impact. At least a portion of the impact protector may include an electrode electrically connected to the circuitry within the interior volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBHInventors: Martin Zimmerling, Gerhard Mark, Dominik Hammerer
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Publication number: 20110257703Abstract: An arrangement is described for a partially implantable medical system. A communications coil is adapted for placement parallel to a corresponding partner coil for communication of an implant communications signal having an associated magnetic field component. An implant electronics module is adjacent to the communications coil and electrically connected with it for coupling of the communications signal. And a planar coil shield lens is between the communications coil and the electronics module to promote coupling of the communications signal between the coils and to shield the electronics module from interaction with the magnetic field component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBHInventors: Martin J. Kerber, Dominik Hammerer, Matthias Zangerl
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Publication number: 20110218388Abstract: A system and method for restricting an anatomical passageway includes a plurality of ring magnet pieces. Each of the plurality of ring magnet pieces has an inner and outer surface, and a pair of magnetic end sections between the outer surface and the inner surface, each end section having a characteristic magnetic field arrangement. An insert includes at least one of a magnet and a magnetic material. The ring magnet pieces are capable of forming, due to their magnetic field arrangements, an enclosed ring around an anatomical passageway. The insert is magnetically held in place by the ring magnet pieces when positioned in the anatomical passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: VIBRANT MED-EL HEARING TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Geoffrey R. Ball, Dominik Hammerer
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Publication number: 20100049318Abstract: Components of an implant system are described. An implant housing contains system components for performing system operating functions. An implant stabilizer extends out from the implant housing and implant data lead for interacting with an underlying curved bone surface to immobilize the implant housing in a fixed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBHInventors: Claude Jolly, Stefan Nielsen, Dominik Hammerer, Martin Zimmerling, Gerhard Mark
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Publication number: 20090069892Abstract: An implantable device includes an implantable housing having an outer surface and providing a hermetically sealed interior volume. A flexible electric lead is mechanically connected to the housing and electrically connected to circuitry within the interior volume. An impact protector overlies at least a portion of the outer surface of the housing and shields the underlying housing surface from the force of a mechanical impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBHInventors: Martin Zimmerling, Gerhard Mark, Dominik Hammerer