Patents by Inventor Jörg-Thomas Steiner

Jörg-Thomas Steiner 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).

  • METHOD FOR SAFEGUARDING IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES IN A DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE EMITTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
    Publication number: 20130116750
    Abstract: A method for safeguarding an implanted medical device from the electromagnetic radiation from a diagnostic device is provided. The method includes detecting the implanted medical device by a bidirectional communication with the diagnostic device, determining a device type of the medical device with the diagnostic device, checking whether the device type of the medical device may be operated without errors under the electromagnetic radiation of the diagnostic device and initiating a protective measure if the device type of the medical device cannot be operated without errors under the electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Markus Schmidt, Jörg-Thomas Steiner, Christoph Zindel