Patents by Inventor Frank Rehberger

Frank Rehberger 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).

  • Publication number: 20230381451
    Abstract: A catheter device comprises a measuring device for measuring a force effect on the catheter device. The measuring device comprises a force transducer comprising a plurality of transducer sections and an optical fiber arranged on the force transducer, wherein the transducer sections form at least a pair of adjacent transducer sections which are connected to one another by means of a connecting section and which can be moved relative to one another with deformation of the connecting section, and wherein the optical fiber comprises at least one sensor device for measuring a force effect between the transducer sections of the at least one pair of adjacent transducer sections. The at least one sensor device comprises a first optical grating and a second optical grating for measuring a force effect between the transducer sections of the at least one pair of adjacent transducer sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: VascoMed GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Rehberger
  • Publication number: 20230366759
    Abstract: A catheter device comprises a measuring device for measuring a force effect on the catheter device. The measuring device comprises an elastically deformable transducer body with a plurality of transducer portions and a sensor device arranged on the transducer body. The transducer portions form at least one pair of adjacent transducer portions, which are connected to each other via a connecting portion and are movable relative to each other with deformation of the connecting portion. The sensor device is designed to measure a force effect between the transducer portions of the at least one pair of adjacent transducer portions. The transducer body is made of a glass material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: VascoMed GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Kaufmann, Frank Rehberger, Flavien Kressmann