Patents by Inventor Mareike Warkentin

Mareike Warkentin 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).

  • Evoked stapedius reflex threshold tile electrode
    Patent number: 8718741
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz
  • Electromechanical Measurement of Stapedius Muscle/Tendon Activity
    Publication number: 20140100471
    Abstract: A device for measuring stapedius tissue activity uses a mechanoelectrical transducer having two ends. A static end is configured for attachment to the bony pyramid in the middle ear, and a dynamic end is configured for attachment to stapedius tissue in the middle ear. The transducer generates a corresponding electrical sensing signal output when the stapedius tissue moves the dynamic end relative to the static end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Hessler, Anandhan Dhanasingh, Maria del Carmen Fuentes, Hans Wilhelm Pau, Attila Ovari, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Olaf Specht, Wolfram Schmidt
  • Evoked Stapedius Reflex Threshold Tile Electrode
    Publication number: 20130281812
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz
  • Evoked stapedius reflex threshold (ESRT) tile electrode
    Patent number: 8521250
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz
  • Evoked Stapedius Reflex Threshold (ESRT) Tile Electrode
    Publication number: 20120157815
    Abstract: An electrode arrangement is described for sensing electrical activity in target tissue. An inner electrode has an elongate electrode body formed as a cylindrical section with an inner penetrating end for insertion into the stapedius muscle target tissue. An outer electrode fits over the inner electrode and an outer penetrating end for insertion into the target tissue. The two electrodes are joined together with their electrode bodies in parallel so that the penetrating ends of the electrodes penetrate in the same direction into the target tissue to sense electrical activity in the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Wilhelm Pau, Detlef Behrend, Mareike Warkentin, Wolfram Schmidt, Olaf Specht, Daniel Schaudel, Guido Reetz