Patents by Inventor Georg Bretthauer
Georg Bretthauer 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).
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Patent number: 9877725Abstract: The invention relates to a neural prosthesis, a neural prosthesis for use in the treatment of severed nerves and to a method for producing a neural prosthesis. Said neural prosthesis comprises a coupling element receptacle and at least one coupling element having a first and a second coupling section, wherein the coupling element is fixed by the coupling element receptacle, and wherein the first coupling section can be arranged on a first nerve region and the second coupling section on a second nerve region so that both nerve regions can be coupled by means of the neural prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUR TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Georg Bretthauer, Selman Uranues
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Publication number: 20170188896Abstract: A control system for controlling an accommodation demand detection in an ophthalmic technical system includes at least one sensor configured to detect a signal sequence from a body itself or an environmental signal sequence and to convert the detected signal sequence into measurement signals, and at least one detector configured to convert the measurement signals into a control signal that influences the accommodation demand detection. The detector includes a signal processor configured to compare the measurement signals with a reference signal bandwidth and to generate the control signal When the measurement signals are covered by a predetermined reference signal bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Helmut GUTH, Ulrich GENGENBACH, Georg BRETTHAUER, Jan ROTHMUND, Liane KOKER, Joerg NAGEL, Thomas MARTIN, Christoph BECK
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Patent number: 9345570Abstract: A wide-angle optical unit for ophthalmological implants in the eye includes a lens system arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner about an optical axis and further includes at least two lenses that rest one on top of the other in a planar manner and which are made of materials having different optical refractive indices. In addition, the wide-angle optical unit includes an optical decoupling structure and a trailing lens arranged proximally with respect to the interior of the eye. The trailing lens is mounted around the optical decoupling structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Ingo Sieber, Helmut Guth, Georg Bretthauer, Ulrich Gengenbach, Rudolf F. Guthoff
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Patent number: 9144376Abstract: In a sensor system for determining the control signal supplied to the ciliary muscles of an eye for adjusting the focal length of the lens of an eye, a contact element of an electrically non-conductive material and provided with sensors is disposed on the cornea of the eye so that the sensors are arranged in contact with an annular area of the cornea next to the ciliary eye muscles so as to be able to sense the focal adjustment signals supplied to the ciliary muscles and the sensed adjustment signals are supplied to a signal processing unit which provides a control signal to a lens system with adjustable focal length for adjusting the focal length thereof depending on the focal adjustment signals of the ciliary eye muscles.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: KARLSRUHER INTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE (KIT)Inventors: Helmut Guth, Ulrich Gengenbach, Georg Bretthauer, Jan Fliedner, Christoph Beck, Markus Krug, Thomas Martin, Joerg Nagel, Liane Koker, Ingo Sieber
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Publication number: 20150190224Abstract: A wide-angle optical unit for ophthalmological implants in the eye includes a lens system arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner about an optical axis and further includes at least two lenses that rest one on top of the other in a planar manner and which are made of materials having different optical refractive indices, In addition, the wide-angle optical unit includes an optical decoupling structure and a trailing lens arranged proximally with respect to the interior of the eye. The trailing lens is mounted around the optical decoupling structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Ingo Sieber, Helmut Guth, Georg Bretthauer, Ulrich Gengenbach, Rudolf F. Guthoff
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Publication number: 20140192318Abstract: In a sensor system for determining the control signal supplied to the ciliary muscles of an eye for adjusting the focal length of the lens of an eye, a contact element of an electrically non-conductive material and provided with sensors is disposed on the cornea of the eye so that the sensors are arranged in contact with an annular area of the cornea next to the ciliary eye muscles so as to be able to sense the focal adjustment signals supplied to the ciliary muscles and the sensed adjustment signals are supplied to a signal processing unit which provides a control signal to a lens system with adjustable focal length for adjusting the focal length thereof depending on the focal adjustment signals of the ciliary eye muscles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Helmut GUTH, Ulrich GENGENBACH, Georg BRETTHAUER, Jan FLIEDNER, Christoph Beck, Markus KRUG, Thomas MARTIN, Joerg Nagel, Liane KOKER, Ingo Sieber
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Patent number: 8425598Abstract: An implantable system for restoring accommodation capacity includes at least one ring configured to be implanted in a ciliary sulcus and a capacitor with a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate. The first capacitor plate is arranged on an implantable ring and the second capacitor plate is connected to a capsular bag.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Karlsruher Institut fuer TechnologieInventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Mark Bergemann
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Patent number: 8403483Abstract: An implantable system for determining the accommodation requirement in an artificial accommodation system by optical measurement of the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance, including at least one optical system, at least one data acquisition system that does not contact the ciliary muscle and measures a diameter of the pupil and luminance around at least one eye as a physical control signal for the accommodation requirement, at least one data processing system for generating an actuating signal for the optical system from the detected physical control signals or for the purpose of switching to the standby mode, at least one energy supply system, and at least one fixing system. The system has one sensor or a plurality of sensors with sensor elements for measuring the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignees: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Universitat RostockInventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
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Publication number: 20130060266Abstract: The invention relates to a neural prosthesis, a neural prosthesis for use in the treatment of severed nerves and to a method for producing a neural prosthesis. Said neural prosthesis comprises a coupling element receptacle and at least one coupling element having a first and a second coupling section, wherein the coupling element is fixed by the coupling element receptacle, and wherein the first coupling section can be arranged on a first nerve region and the second coupling section on a second nerve region so that both nerve regions can be coupled by means of the neural prosthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicants: MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAT GRAZ, KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUR TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Georg Bretthauer, Selman Uranues
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Patent number: 8043370Abstract: The invention relates to a device for restoring the accommodating ability of the eye, which comprises: a) at least one optical system (3) b) at least one data acquisition system (8) that does not touch the ciliary muscle and has either acoustic or optical means to detect the movement of the ciliary body, or it has means to detect the spatial orientation of the two eyeballs with respect to each other, or it has means for measuring the diameter of the pupil and the luminance in at least one eye as a physiological control signal for accommodation c) at least one data processing system to produce a regulating signal for the optical system from the physiological control signal received d) at least one power supply system (10), and e) at least one system for attachment (22).Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignees: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Universitatsaugenklinik RostockInventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert, Rudolf F. Guthoff
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Publication number: 20110125259Abstract: An implantable system for restoring accommodation capacity includes at least one ring configured to be implanted in a ciliary sulcus and a capacitor with a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate. The first capacitor plate is arranged on an implantable ring and the second capacitor plate is connected to a capsular bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Mark Bergemann
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Publication number: 20110109878Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable system for determining the accommodation requirement in an artificial accommodation system by optical measurement of the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance, comprising a) at least one optical system (3), b) at least one data acquisition system (8) which does not contact the ciliary muscle and has means for measuring a diameter of the pupil and luminance around at least one eye as a physical control signal for the accommodation requirement, c) at least one data processing system (9) for generating an actuating signal for the optical system (3) from the detected physical control signals or for the purpose of switching to the stand-by mode, d) at least one energy supply system (10), and e) at least one fixing system, wherein the system has one sensor (3) or a plurality of sensors with sensor elements for measuring the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2008Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
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Publication number: 20100324408Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable system for determining the accommodation requirement in an artificial accommodation system by measuring the eyeball orientation using an external magnetic field, comprising a) at least one optical system (3), b) at least one data acquisition system (8) which does not contact the ciliary muscle and has means for measuring a spatial orientation of both eyeballs as a physical control signal for the accommodation requirement, c) at least one data processing system (9) for generating an actuating signal for the optical system (3) from the measured physical control signals, d) at least one energy supply system (10), and e) one fixing system, wherein the system in each case has means for measuring a magnetic field in both eyes and provision is made for transfer means for mutual information exchange between the means.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
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Publication number: 20090105817Abstract: The invention relates to a device for restoring the accommodating ability of the eye, which comprises: a) at least one optical system (3) b) at least one data acquisition system (8) that does not touch the ciliary muscle and has either acoustic or optical means to detect the movement of the ciliary body, or it has means to detect the spatial orientation of the two eyeballs with respect to each other, or it has means for measuring the diameter of the pupil and the luminance in at least one eye as a physiological control signal for accommodation c) at least one data processing system to produce a regulating signal for the optical system from the physiological control signal received d) at least one power supply system (10), and e) at least one system for attachment (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Ruckert, Rudolf F. Guthoff