Patents by Inventor Juergen Beller
Juergen Beller 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: 10441344Abstract: A surgical apparatus for facilitating testing nerves during HF surgery. The surgical apparatus comprises a converter for converting a high-frequency treatment current into a nerve stimulating current. A controllable selector switch optionally feeds either the treatment current or the nerve stimulating current to the electrosurgical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Juergen Notz, Juergen Beller
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Patent number: 10105156Abstract: A multifunctional instrument for HF surgical treatment of tissue, in particular for optional cutting, injecting and coagulating tissue is proposed. The multifunctional instrument has the following elements: at least one fluid chamber for receiving a fluid; a temperature control device communicating with said at least one fluid chamber for warming, heating or evaporating a fluid present in said fluid chamber; a temperature controller for controlling the temperature of the fluid present in the said fluid chamber, and at least one fluid outlet port arranged at a distal end of the multifunctional instrument and communicating with the said at least one fluid chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Juergen Beller, Peter Selig, Melanie Veit
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Patent number: 10045810Abstract: An HF surgical appliance comprising an HF generator having an output circuit, which contains an output transformer and has an output impedance. Output terminals, to which an HF surgical instrument can be connected, are provided, said instrument supplying a high-frequency current with a specific frequency into tissue to treat the same. An additional output circuit containing an additional transformer, which is connected between the output circuit and the output terminals to reduce the output impedance is also provided. In this way, the HF surgical appliance can be operated with a high power output even on loads having low impedance.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Heiko Schall, Erich Werner, Marc Kegreiss, Jürgen Beller
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Patent number: 9949782Abstract: The method disclosed herein permits the operator of an electrosurgical device to move a safety switch-off threshold for a contact resistance at a neutral electrode from a first value to a second and slightly higher value. This way, for patients with a relatively high resistance yielding a somewhat elevated contact resistance despite correct attachment of the neutral electrode, uninterrupted operation of the device is achievable.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Martin Hagg, Juergen Beller, Peter Selig
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Patent number: 9622808Abstract: The invention relates to a device for contactless communication between a surgical apparatus and at least one surgical instrument. The surgical apparatus comprises a control and evaluation device to which is assigned a writing or reading device which is connected to an antenna for the apparatus. The instrument is assigned at least one writable and readable memory device, embodied as an RFID transponder, which is connected to an antenna for the instrument, so that data can be exchanged between the writing or reading device of the surgical apparatus and the memory device of the instrument by means of wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Erbe Elektromedizin GmbHInventors: Juergen Beller, Uwe Schnitzler, Peter Selig
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Patent number: 9375248Abstract: An electrosurgical high frequency (HF) generator comprising a generator circuit that produces an HF current between an active electrode and at least one neutral electrode. During the cutting or coagulating of biological tissue, unwanted tissue heating due to the HF current can be reduced because the electrosurgical HF generator comprises at least one further auxiliary neutral electrode connected in parallel to the neutral electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Juergen Beller, Ralf Klein
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Patent number: 9066723Abstract: A bipolar clamp for high-frequency surgery, in particular for coagulating tissue, having at least two bipolar clamping parts which are movable relative to one another, defining a grasping region between an open position and a coagulation position (e.g., closed position) and having electrodes for coagulating tissue that is grasped by the clamping parts in the grasping region. The clamping parts are formed of an electrically conductive core which is surrounded by a thin-layer electrical insulation and the electrodes are arranged on the clamping parts as thin pin electrodes that protrude through the thin-layer electrical insulation into the grasping region.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Jürgen Beller, Achim Brodbeck, Jürgen Hiller
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Publication number: 20150100054Abstract: A multifunctional instrument for HF surgical treatment of tissue, in particular for optional cutting, injecting and coagulating tissue is proposed. The multifunctional instrument has the following elements: at least one fluid chamber for receiving a fluid; a temperature control device communicating with said at least one fluid chamber for warming, heating or evaporating a fluid present in said fluid chamber; a temperature controller for controlling the temperature of the fluid present in the said fluid chamber, and at least one fluid outlet port arranged at a distal end of the multifunctional instrument and communicating with the said at least one fluid chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBHInventors: Jürgen Beller, Peter Selig, Melanie Duerr
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Patent number: 8907238Abstract: A push button of a medical manipulating part comprising: a first, pot-shaped, shell-shaped or box-shaped housing piece, at least some sections of which contain conductive material, with an integrally molded switching spring and a continuous wall, a second housing piece, the shape of which mates with the wall of the first housing piece and is inserted therein in a hermetically sealed manner such that a hollow space is formed between the first and second housing pieces underneath the switching spring and at least one mating contact for the switching spring, said mating contact being hermetically sealed and electrically isolated relative to the first housing piece, being led through the second housing piece and extending into the hollow space underneath the switching spring.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Erbe Elektromedizin GmbHInventors: Uwe Schnitzler, Martin Hagg, Jürgen Beller
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Patent number: 8449318Abstract: A plug system for surgical devices includes a plurality of sockets into which connecting plugs of electrosurgical instruments can be inserted, and a switching matrix having a plurality of switches for connecting at least one of the sockets to at least two different outputs or inputs of an electrosurgery device. A control system having a preselection device for controlling the switching matrix is arranged in the plug system. The switching matrix connects predetermined sockets to predetermined inputs or outputs, depending on data input into the preselection device. The control system includes a storage element for storing a basic configuration of a connection between the sockets and the inputs or outputs of the electrosurgery device. The basic configuration is set if no data is entered into the preselection device, and all switches are open in the basic configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Erbe Elektromedizin GmbHInventors: Jürgen Beller, Florian Eisele
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Publication number: 20120323236Abstract: The method disclosed herein permits the operator of an electrosurgical device to move a safety switch-off threshold for a contact resistance at a neutral electrode from a first value to a second and slightly higher value. This way, for patients with a relatively high resistance yielding a somewhat elevated contact resistance despite correct attachment of the neutral electrode, uninterrupted operation of the device is achievable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Martin Hagg, Juergen Beller, Peter Selig
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Patent number: 8177782Abstract: A connection cable which allows various high-frequency surgical instruments to be used with various high-frequency surgical devices. The connection cable includes a first connecting means designed for connection to a socket of the high-frequency surgical device and a second connecting means designed for connection to the high-frequency surgical instrument. A programmable memory is provided which is connected to contacts of the first connecting means and controls adjustment of the high-frequency surgical device. The adjustment of the high-frequency surgical instrument is controlled in accordance with stored data sets in order to adapt device settings to the particular high-frequency surgical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Erbe Elektromedizin GmbHInventors: Jürgen Beller, Martin Hagg, Uwe Schnitzler
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Publication number: 20120041435Abstract: An HF surgical appliance comprising an HF generator having an output circuit, which contains an output transformer and has an output impedance. Output terminals, to which an HF surgical instrument can be connected, are provided, said instrument supplying a high-frequency current with a specific frequency into tissue to treat the same. An additional output circuit containing an additional transformer, which is connected between the output circuit and the output terminals to reduce the output impedance is also provided. In this way, the HF surgical appliance can be operated with a high power output even on loads having low impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Heiko Schall, Erich Werner, Marc Kegreiss, Jürgen Beller
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Publication number: 20120000756Abstract: A push button of a medical manipulating part comprising: a first, pot-shaped, shell-shaped or box-shaped housing piece, at least some sections of which contain conductive material, with an integrally molded switching spring and a continuous wall, a second housing piece, the shape of which mates with the wall of the first housing piece and is inserted therein in a hermetically sealed manner such that a hollow space is formed between the first and second housing pieces underneath the switching spring and at least one mating contact for the switching spring, said mating contact being hermetically sealed and electrically isolated relative to the first housing piece, being led through the second housing piece and extending into the hollow space underneath the switching spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Uwe Schnitzler, Martin Hagg, Jürgen Beller
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Publication number: 20110178517Abstract: An electrosurgical high frequency (HF) generator comprising a generator circuit that produces an HF current between an active electrode and at least one neutral electrode. During the cutting or coagulating of biological tissue, unwanted tissue heating due to the HF current can be reduced because the electrosurgical HF generator comprises at least one further auxiliary neutral electrode connected in parallel to the neutral electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Jürgen Beller, Ralf Klein
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Publication number: 20110066150Abstract: A bipolar clamp for high-frequency surgery, in particular for coagulating tissue, having at least two bipolar clamping parts which are movable relative to one another, defining a grasping region between an open position and a coagulation position (e.g., closed position) and having electrodes for coagulating tissue that is grasped by the clamping parts in the grasping region. The clamping parts are formed of an electrically conductive core which is surrounded by a thin-layer electrical insulation and the electrodes are arranged on the clamping parts as thin pin electrodes that protrude through the thin-layer electrical insulation into the grasping region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Jürgen Beller, Achim Brodbeck, Jürgen Hiller
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Publication number: 20110034826Abstract: A surgical apparatus for facilitating testing nerves during HF surgery. The surgical apparatus comprises a converter for converting a high-frequency treatment current into a nerve stimulating current. A controllable selector switch optionally feeds either the treatment current or the nerve stimulating current to the electrosurgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Jürgen Notz, Jürgen Beller
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Publication number: 20100268221Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument comprising an indicator device for displaying at least one piece of status information regarding a control unit. The indicator device is arranged on the electrosurgical instrument and oriented in the distal direction thereof such that, in an active state, the indicator device illuminates an operation area of the electrosurgical instrument. In use, the indicator device fulfils a dual functions. First, the indicator device provides information and second, it simplifies the medical intervention by illuminating the operation area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Jürgen Beller, Florian Eisele
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Publication number: 20100262139Abstract: The invention relates to a device for contactless communication between a surgical apparatus and at least one surgical instrument. The surgical apparatus comprises a control and evaluation device to which is assigned a writing or reading device, which is connected to an antenna for the apparatus. The instrument is assigned at least one writable and readable memory device, embodied as an RFID transponder, which is connected to an antenna for the instrument, so that data can be exchanged between the writing or reading device of the surgical apparatus and the memory device of the instrument by means of wireless communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Jürgen Beller, Uwe Schnitzler, Peter Selig
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Publication number: 20100151722Abstract: A connection cable which allows various high-frequency surgical instruments to be used with various high-frequency surgical devices. The connection cable includes a first connecting means designed for connection to a socket of the high-frequency surgical device and a second connecting means designed for connection to the high-frequency surgical instrument. A programmable memory is provided which is connected to contacts of the first connecting means and controls adjustment of the high-frequency surgical device. The adjustment of the high-frequency surgical instrument is controlled in accordance with stored data sets in order to adapt device settings to the particular high-frequency surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2007Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Jürgen Beller, Martin Hagg, Uwe Schnitzler