Patents by Inventor Marius Funder

Marius Funder 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).

  • LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE, LITHOTRIPSY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240050112
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lithotripsy device comprising an elongate probe, which can be inserted into a body interior of a human or animal body, and a drive arrangement for deflecting the probe, which is arranged at a proximal portion of the probe, the drive arrangement comprising an ultrasonic converter unit for exciting ultrasonic vibrations in the direction of a longitudinal extension of the probe, and the drive arrangement having a deflection device for exerting a time-varying force onto the probe in a direction transversely to the longitudinal extension of the probe. The disclosure also relates to a lithotripsy system and to a method for operating a lithotripsy device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marius Funder, Bernhard Glöggler, Thomas Hinding, Florian Huber, Beat Krattiger