Patents by Inventor Manfred Heymann

Manfred Heymann 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: 8277462
    Abstract: The invention relates to a phacoemulsification device, comprising: —a hand piece having a cutting tip for emulsifying a lens, wherein the tool holder is provided with piezoelectric elements for deflecting the cutting tip, —a regulator, the input of which is electrically connected to the tool holder, for receiving an actual value that is proportional to the voltage induced on the piezoelectric elements of the tool holder that is constantly oscillating on the natural frequency thereof, said regulator being suitable for comparing the actual value with a predetermined target value, thus determining an actuating variable, —a power amplifier, the input of which is connected to the regulator in order to receive the actuating variable, and the output of which is connected to the tool holder, wherein the tool holder may be actuated simultaneously with the receipt of the actual value and a power output to the tool holder being able to occur, such that a direct feedback coupling may be attained, thus enabling the tool h
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Manfred Heymann, Michael Eichler, Erik Düver, Martin Kraus
  • Publication number: 20100241131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a phacoemulsification device, comprising: —a hand piece having a cutting tip for emulsifying a lens, wherein the tool holder is provided with piezoelectric elements for deflecting the cutting tip, —a regulator, the input of which is electrically connected to the tool holder, for receiving an actual value that is proportional to the voltage induced on the piezoelectric elements of the tool holder that is constantly oscillating on the natural frequency thereof, said regulator being suitable for comparing the actual value with a predetermined target value, thus determining an actuating variable, —a power amplifier, the input of which is connected to the regulator in order to receive the actuating variable, and the output of which is connected to the tool holder, wherein the tool holder may be actuated simultaneously with the receipt of the actual value and a power output to the tool holder being able to occur, such that a direct feedback coupling may be attained, thus enabling the tool h
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS SURGICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Heymann, Michael Eichier, Erik Duever, Martin Kraus
  • Patent number: 6224589
    Abstract: A laser adapter 2 for mounting on a surgical microscope 4 includes a compactly configured laser 9 which supplies a therapeutic laser beam 10 at a suitable wavelength. In addition, a pulse energy monitoring device is provided in the laser adapter 4 which is used for the on-line energy measurement of the emitted laser pulses and whose output signals are applied as parameters for controlling the pulse energy emitted by the laser 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
    Inventors: Roland Brenner, Martin Wiechmann, Manfred Heymann, Peter Reimer, Theo Lasser