Patents by Inventor Kera Westphal

Kera Westphal 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).

  • Patent number: 8923953
    Abstract: A medical examination apparatus including a control unit, an image-generating modality and a controllable injection apparatus for a contrast agent is provided. The control unit is connected to an alarm signal emitter and the control unit switches the modality and the injection apparatus to a safe mode as a function of an alarm signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Assman, Björn Heismann, Reto Merges, Markus Schmidt, Sebastian Schmidt, Kera Westphal
  • Patent number: 8886285
    Abstract: A control unit for an equipment arrangement is provided. The control unit includes an imaging modality, a measurement device for measuring a control variable and a controllable injection device for a regulatory substance influencing the control variable, wherein the injection rate of the injection device may be varied during a data acquisition such that a proposed value for the control variable is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Assmann, Björn Heismann, Reto Merges, Markus Schmidt, Sebastian Schmidt, Kera Westphal
  • Publication number: 20130165775
    Abstract: An injection device and methods for controlling the injection device are provided. Patient data for a patient to be treated are provided and an injection preparation (injectable) used in the injection device is automatically identified by the injection device automatically reading a label provided on a container of the injection preparation. Furthermore, contraindications for an identified injection preparation are determined. The patient data are compared with the any contraindication that has been determined At least one protective measure is adopted to prevent the injection when at least one contraindication matches the patient data. According to another variant of the method, patient data for a patient to be treated and contraindications for the injection preparations (injectables) available for a selection are established. The patient data are compared with the contraindications, wherein at least one injection preparation is suggested which contraindications do not match the patient data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: STEFAN ASSMANN, BJÖRN HEISMANN, RETO MERGES, MARKUS SCHMIDT, SEBASTIAN SCHMIDT, KERA WESTPHAL
  • Publication number: 20130109955
    Abstract: A control unit for an equipment arrangement is provided. The control unit includes an imaging modality, a measurement device for measuring a control variable and a controllable injection device for a regulatory substance influencing the control variable, wherein the injection rate of the injection device may be varied during a data acquisition such that a proposed value for the control variable is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Assmann, Björn Heismann, Reto Merges, Markus Schmidt, Sebastian Schmidt, Kera Westphal
  • Publication number: 20130109965
    Abstract: A medical examination apparatus including a control unit, an image-generating modality and a controllable injection apparatus for a contrast agent is provided. The control unit is connected to an alarm signal emitter and the control unit switches the modality and the injection apparatus to a safe mode as a function of an alarm signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Assman, Björn Heismann, Reto Merges, Markus Schmidt, Sebastian Schmidt, Kera Westphal
  • Publication number: 20130109966
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control unit for a device arrangement. The control unit includes an image-generating modality and a controllable injection apparatus for a contrast agent. The injection rate of the injection apparatus may be varied during data acquisition as a function of a patient-specific cycle duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Assmann, Björn Heismann, Reto Merges, Markus Schmidt, Sebastian Schmidt, Kera Westphal