Patents by Inventor Mario Loeffel

Mario Loeffel 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: 20090216191
    Abstract: A device for driving a surgical apparatus and being configured in a master-slave setup and comprising a slave component comprising a drive unit apt to actuate a surgical apparatus connected to it; and a sensor apt to emit sensor information related to the resistance opposing the actuation of the drive unit; and a master component allowing a haptic feedback related to the resistance detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Mario Loeffel, Ion Petros Pappas, Lutz-Peter Nolte