Patents by Inventor Eckhard Buchholtz

Eckhard Buchholtz 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).

  • Adjustable clock frequency in an injector head assembly for an MRI system
    Patent number: 11547804
    Abstract: An MRI system (100) is proposed (for generating one or more images of a body-part of a patient under analysis); the MRI system (100) comprises an injector head assembly (155), for injecting at least one medical fluid into the patient, having a clock unit (340) for providing a clock signal with a clock frequency. The MRI system (100) comprises means (420-425; 445-460) for adjusting the clock frequency in response to a manual command and/or to a detection of a degradation of the images. An injector system (155,165) for use in this MRI system (100) is also proposed. Moreover, a corresponding method (500) for managing the injector head assembly (155) is proposed. A computer program (400) for implementing the method (500) and a corresponding computer program product are also proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Mark Guy Rolfe, Volker Kremer, Eckhard Buchholtz, Michael Van De Bruck, Gunter Bruckmann
  • ADJUSTABLE CLOCK FREQUENCY IN AN INJECTOR HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR AN MRI SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210085886
    Abstract: An MRI system (100) is proposed (for generating one or more images of a body-part of a patient under analysis); the MRI system (100) comprises an injector head assembly (155), for injecting at least one medical fluid into the patient, having a clock unit (340) for providing a clock signal with a clock frequency. The MRI system (100) comprises means (420-425; 445-460) for adjusting the clock frequency in response to a manual command and/or to a detection of a degradation of the images. An injector system (155,165) for use in this MRI system (100) is also proposed. Moreover, a corresponding method (500) for managing the injector head assembly (155) is proposed. A computer program (400) for implementing the method (500) and a corresponding computer program product are also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Mark Guy Rolfe, Volker Kremer, Eckhard Buchholtz, Michael Van De Bruck, Gunter Bruckmann