Patents by Inventor Eugen Lisiak

Eugen Lisiak 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).

  • ROBOT FOR HOLDING AND FOR HANDLING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20150038980
    Abstract: A robot for holding and for handling medical instruments/equipment (1), in particular retractors, preferably for use in orthopedic operations, comprises a manipulator (2) and an end effector (3) supported on the manipulator (2) for gripping/coupling of the particular instrument (1), wherein means for detecting external parameters relating to the holding situation are provided and wherein the holding/handling function of the robot can be defined on the basis of the identified parameters and optionally with the use of further predeterminable parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg
    Inventors: Michael Merscher, Ralf Gundling, Markus Schwarz, Juergen Hesser, Peter P. Pott, Robert Boesecke, Jens Brodersen, Vitor Vieira, Eugen Lisiak, Am Tuong Nguyen