Patents by Inventor Erich Reif

Erich Reif 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).

  • Device for the infusion of fluids into the human or animal body
    Patent number: 4395259
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment comprises a metering device which can be worn on the body or which is preferably implantable in the body, the metering device exhibiting a delivery unit for the dosed delivery of the fluid from a supply container to a discharge aperture of a catheter and also exhibiting an appertaining operating circuit, and an external control and programming device. The operating circuit in the metering device and the control circuit in the control device can be inductively coupled for operational signal transmission, to which end at least one transmission coil is present in the control device and at least one reception coil is present in the metering device. Given implanted devices, it is the object of the disclosure to guarantee the highest degree of patient security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Prestele, Manfred Franetzki, Erich Reif