Patents by Inventor Michael Reisenbichler

Michael Reisenbichler 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).

  • Remote control device
    Patent number: 8237601
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows a device user who is within a sterile environment to interact remotely with a device physically located outside of the sterile zone. In one embodiment, the remote link is wireless and allows the operator to adjust critical controls without breaking the sterile environment. The remote device is designed to be sheathed in sterile sheaths and further designed, in one embodiment, to keep the remote control element from physically interacting with the patient and in some cases with the device operator. In one embodiment, the remote device operator interacts with the remote device verbally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Dunbar, Michael Reisenbichler, Scott N. Lockhart
  • Remote control device
    Publication number: 20100090877
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows a device user who is within a sterile environment to interact remotely with a device physically located outside of the sterile zone. In one embodiment, the remote link is wireless and allows the operator to adjust critical controls without breaking the sterile environment. The remote device is designed to be sheathed in sterile sheaths and further designed, in one embodiment, to keep the remote control element from physically interacting with the patient and in some cases with the device operator. In one embodiment, the remote device operator interacts with the remote device verbally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Sonosite, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Dunbar, Michael Reisenbichler, Scott N. Lockhart