Patents by Inventor Franz Mick

Franz Mick 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).

  • Stereotactic adapter and procedure for its use
    Patent number: 5790307
    Abstract: A stereotactic adapter on which a surgical therapeutic and/or diagnostic instrument is reproducibly mounted and attached to a surgical microscope that can be positioned in several spatial degrees of freedom. A position recognition system integrated in the surgical microscope permits safe positioning of the instrument used, given the geometric arrangement and the geometric dimensions of the surgical microscope, the adapter, and the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Stiftung
    Inventors: Franz Mick, Bernhard Ludwig Bauer, Joachim Luber, Arvids Mackevics