Patents by Inventor Martin Leinung

Martin Leinung 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).

  • Apparatus and system for insertion of an implant
    Patent number: 8010210
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for insertion of a flexible implant into a body section of an implant recipient, the apparatus comprising an elongate guiding section having a longitudinal axis and an inner volume for removably receiving the implant, an elongate first receiving member connected at its first end to a first actuator arranged for moving the first receiving member within the guiding section in parallel to the axis of the guiding section, a first control device for controlling the actuation of the first actuator, wherein first receiving member at its second end opposite its first end carries a gripping unit for releasably gripping a proximal end of the implant, a second actuator for controlling the configuration of the implant, and a second control device for controlling the actuation of the second actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Leibniz Universitat Hannover
    Inventors: Thomas Stephan Rau, Andreas Hussong, Omid Majdani, Martin Leinung, Thomas Lenarz, Hubertus Eilers, Stephan Baron
  • APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INSERTION OF AN IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20090275818
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for insertion of a flexible implant into a body section of an implant recipient, the apparatus comprising an elongate guiding section having a longitudinal axis and an inner volume for removably receiving the implant, an elongate first receiving member connected at its first end to a first actuator arranged for moving the first receiving member within the guiding section in parallel to the axis of the guiding section, a first control device for controlling the actuation of the first actuator, wherein first receiving member at its second end opposite its first end carries a gripping unit for releasably gripping a proximal end of the implant, a second actuator for controlling the configuration of the implant, and a second control device for controlling the actuation of the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicants: MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER, LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAT HANNOVER
    Inventors: Thomas Stephan Rau, Andreas Hussong, Omid Majdani, Martin Leinung, Thomas Lenarz, Hubertus Eilers, Stephan Baron