Patents by Inventor Malte BERGFELD

Malte BERGFELD 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).

  • Publication number: 20220273398
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument identification setup, comprising a sensor carrier, configured to be removably arranged in a lumen of a medical instrument. The sensor carrier has at least two localizers, the localizers each being configured for providing a sensor signal representing position and orientation of the respective localizer. The medical instrument identification setup further comprises a position detection system that is configured for determining position and orientation of the at least two localizers in a position detection system's coordinate system from received sensor signals. The medical instrument identification setup has a calibration device and a calibration unit, the calibration device being configured such that its position and orientation in the position detection system's coordinate system can be determined by the position detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas NORMAN, Robert HEDERMANN, Malte BERGFELD, Dirk MUCHA, Kai DESINGER
  • Publication number: 20220047295
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical kit, for performing minimally invasive spine surgery. The surgical kit comprises a position detection system, configured for detecting position and orientation of localizers from received sensor signals in the position detection system's coordinate system. The surgical kit also comprises a sensor carrier, configured to be removably arranged in a lumen of a medical instrument, the sensor carrier having at least two localizers, the localizers each being configured for providing a sensor signal representing position and orientation of the respective localizer. Furthermore, the surgical kit comprises a plurality of medical instruments having a lumen in which the sensor carrier can be removably arranged for connecting the respective medical instrument to the position detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas NORMAN, Robert HEDERMANN, Malte BERGFELD, Dirk MUCHA, Kai DESINGER