Patents by Inventor Erik Duver

Erik Duver 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).

  • Patent number: 8277462
    Abstract: The invention relates to a phacoemulsification device, comprising: —a hand piece having a cutting tip for emulsifying a lens, wherein the tool holder is provided with piezoelectric elements for deflecting the cutting tip, —a regulator, the input of which is electrically connected to the tool holder, for receiving an actual value that is proportional to the voltage induced on the piezoelectric elements of the tool holder that is constantly oscillating on the natural frequency thereof, said regulator being suitable for comparing the actual value with a predetermined target value, thus determining an actuating variable, —a power amplifier, the input of which is connected to the regulator in order to receive the actuating variable, and the output of which is connected to the tool holder, wherein the tool holder may be actuated simultaneously with the receipt of the actual value and a power output to the tool holder being able to occur, such that a direct feedback coupling may be attained, thus enabling the tool h
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Manfred Heymann, Michael Eichler, Erik Düver, Martin Kraus
  • Publication number: 20020040190
    Abstract: A surgical microscope (1) has an objective (12) for viewing an object (2) and a device for detecting the spatial position of points of the object. The surgical microscope (1) includes a first image sensor (10) and a second image sensor (11) which are arranged at a spacing from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Ulrich Nagele, Martin Pelzer, Christian Duschek, Ulrich Gold, Erik Duver, Dieter Quendt