Patents by Inventor Michael Schaller
Michael Schaller 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).
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Publication number: 20240136624Abstract: The invention relates to a storage battery module (10) that includes a housing (12), a plurality of storage battery cells (14) in the housing (12), and a cover layer (20) in the housing (12) and above the storage battery cells (14). Each storage battery cell (14) has at least one weak point (56), and the cover layer (20) includes at least one filter mat section (22) that is gas-permeable over the entire surface and flame-arresting over the entire surface. The filter mat section (22) is situated over the entire surface above all weak points (56) of the storage battery cells (14) contained in the storage battery module (10), or a filter mat section (22) is situated above each weak point (56) of the storage battery cells (14) contained in the storage battery module (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Michael SCHNAKENBERG, Guido SCHMÜLLING, Konstantin SCHALLER, Lars HOLLENBRINK
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Publication number: 20230346399Abstract: A method of removing an occlusive material within a blood lumen of a patient includes positioning a material-removal device proximate to or in contact with the occlusive material within the blood lumen. The said material-removal device includes a catheter having a catheter lumen and a progressive cavity pump located at a distal portion of the catheter with the progressive cavity pump in fluid communication with the catheter lumen and the blood lumen. The method further includes actuating the progressive cavity pump to ingest at least a portion of the occlusive material from the blood lumen into the catheter lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: XTRACT MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: MICHAEL SCHALLER, JORGE GAMBA
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Patent number: 11801163Abstract: A medical device for removing lens tissue from inside a capsular bag of an eye including a cam assembly operatively coupled to a vacuum generation source positioned within the housing. A first portion is operatively coupled to the vacuum generation source and a second portion is operatively coupled to the first portion and to the shaft. The first portion is capable of rotating about an axis to cause the vacuum generation source to generate vacuum through the lumen. The second portion is capable of rotating about the axis with the first portion to cause the shaft to oscillate. A first degree of actuation of a trigger causes the vacuum generation source to generate vacuum within the lumen of the shaft, and a second degree of actuation of the trigger causes the shaft to oscillate as the second portion rotates. Related systems, devices, and methods are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.Inventor: Michael Schaller
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Patent number: 11730625Abstract: A device for performing an ophthalmic procedure in an eye including a hand-held portion; an elongate member extending from a distal end region of the hand-held portion; and an aspiration pump within the hand-held portion. The elongate member includes a lumen and an opening near a distal end region of the elongate member. The aspiration pump is in fluid communication with the opening of the elongate member. The aspiration pump includes a camshaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of lobed cams; tubing extending parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of cam followers driven by the cams of the camshaft to move in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to sequentially compress the tubing. Related devices, systems, methods are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.Inventors: Brett Carter, Scott Chamness, Luke W. Clauson, Michael Schaller
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Patent number: 11723802Abstract: A hand-held aspiration device is provided which has a relatively small suction volume along a suction path to improve responsiveness of the aspiration device when the device is activated. The device may be manually powered and may be provided without electronic controls. The device has a suction path which may be purged into a disposal enclosure to reduce the volume of material under the influence of the suction pressure during the procedure. The suction source may also be part of the hand-held unit to further reduce the suction path and suction volume.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.Inventors: Luke W. Clauson, Scott Chamness, Michael Schaller
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Publication number: 20230210544Abstract: A containing element is used to capture material in a blood vessel for removal. The containing element is advanced through the blood vessel or a catheter in a constricted configuration. A control body is coupled to the containing element which assists moving the containing element. In some embodiments, the containing element is used for restricting blood flow within a vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Xtract Medical, Inc.Inventors: JORGE GAMBA, ERIC SAUVAGEAU, MICHAEL SCHALLER
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Publication number: 20230165600Abstract: A containing element is used to capture material in a blood vessel for removal. The containing element is positioned within a constraining catheter while it is advanced through the blood vessel. A filament is coupled to the containing element which assists in opening and/or closing the containing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: XTRACT MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Jorge Gamba, Eric Sauvageau, Michael Schaller
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Patent number: 11638660Abstract: A system for extracting lens material from an eye including an instrument having a first aspiration pump driven by a drive mechanism having a motor, and an elongate member sized and configured to extend through an anterior chamber to a capsular bag of the eye. The elongate member configured to be oscillated by the drive mechanism includes an inner lumen fluidly coupled to the first aspiration pump and defining at least a portion of an aspiration waste line, and an open distal end having a distal cutting tip. The system can further include a fluid system remote from the surgical instrument including a second aspiration pump and a fluid line configured to deliver background aspiration from the second aspiration pump to the inner lumen of the elongate member to aspirate the lens material from the eye towards the inner lumen. Related devices, systems, and methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.Inventors: Casey Balkenbush, Peter Bentley, Luke W. Clauson, Matthew Newell, Michael Schaller
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Patent number: 11622888Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for performing an ophthalmic procedure in an eye are disclosed. The devices include a hand-held portion and a distal, elongate member coupled to the hand-held portion having a lumen operatively coupled to a vacuum source. A drive mechanism operatively coupled to the elongate member is configured to oscillate the elongate member. When in use, the device is configured to aspirate ocular material from the eye through the lumen. The drive mechanism retracts the elongate member with a retraction speed profile and advances the elongate member with an extension speed profile. The retraction speed profile is different from the extension speed profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.Inventors: Scott Chamness, Luke W. Clauson, Brendan Reese, Michael Schaller
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Patent number: 11607338Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for performing an ophthalmic procedure in an eye are disclosed. The devices include a hand-held portion and a distal, elongate member coupled to the hand-held portion having a lumen operatively coupled to a vacuum source. A drive mechanism operatively coupled to the elongate member is configured to oscillate the elongate member. When in use, the device is configured to aspirate ocular material from the eye through the lumen. The drive mechanism retracts the elongate member with a retraction speed profile and advances the elongate member with an extension speed profile. The retraction speed profile is different from the extension speed profile.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.Inventors: Luke W. Clauson, Michael Schaller, Scott Chamness, Brendan Reese
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Patent number: 11589882Abstract: A containing element is used to capture material in a blood vessel for removal. The containing element is positioned within a constraining catheter while it is advanced through the blood vessel. A filament is coupled to the containing element which assists in opening and/or closing the containing element.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: XTRACT MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Jorge Gamba, Eric Sauvageau, Michael Schaller
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Publication number: 20220397326Abstract: Described herein are methods for making clear ice. In one embodiment, a method for making clear ice includes providing a mold of any of the embodiments described herein, optionally inserting a skewer through the mold, the skewer being coupled to an item; circulating, using fluid inlet and outlet valves, a fluid in a mold cavity defined by the mold; varying overtime one or both of: a temperature of the cooling apparatus or a fluid flow rate, through the fluid inlet valve, as a percentage of max flow; and optionally retracting the skewer when the ice formation encases at least a portion of the item. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes a period of flow reversal, such that the fluid inlet valve becomes the fluid outlet valve and the fluid outlet valve becomes the fluid inlet valve. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes releasing the ice from the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Todd Stevenson, Bryce Edmund Peterson, Michael Schaller, David Perez
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Publication number: 20220361863Abstract: An implant 801 for closing an opening in tissue such as a fistula or a sinus comprises a coil having a substantially uniform outer diameter. The coil forms an internal passage having a diameter that tapers from a distal end to a proximal end. The implant 801 may be delivered using a non-tapered driver coil 820.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Signum Surgical LimitedInventors: Eoin Bambury, Moshe Zilversmit, Michael Schaller, Scott Early, Ciaran O'sullivan
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Patent number: 11452512Abstract: An implant 801 for closing an opening in tissue such as a fistula or a sinus comprises a coil having a substantially uniform outer diameter. The coil forms an internal passage having a diameter that tapers from a distal end to a proximal end. The implant 801 may be delivered using a non-tapered driver coil 820.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Signum Surgical LimitedInventors: Eoin Bambury, Moshe Zilversmit, Michael Schaller, Scott Early, Ciaran O'Sullivan
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Publication number: 20220273490Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for creating a capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device includes a template with a tearing profile, which, when placed against the capsular bag, defines a perimeter of a capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device further includes rigid sections and bendable sections which are configured to transition the template between a first bent configuration for insertion through a corneal incision and a second unbent configuration for creation of the capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device further includes connecting elements which enter through the corneal incision and, when manipulated, transition the device between the first bent configuration and the second unbent configuration. In some embodiments, the connectors are configured to impart a downward force on the template and thus the capsular bag during the capsulorhexis creation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventor: Michael Schaller
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Patent number: 11413188Abstract: Devices and methods for cutting a lens in the eye are provided with a specific application being for cutting a lens while contained within the capsular bag. The device has an elongate element which forms a loop. The loop is advanced into a space between the lens and the capsular bag. The device may be used with, or incorporated into, fluid handling devices such as irrigation and aspiration devices and phacoemulsification hand pieces and disposables.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.Inventors: Luke W. Clauson, Scott Chamness, Michael Schaller, Jens Hoekendijk
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Publication number: 20220183714Abstract: Systems and methods for treating cellulite including an apparatus that applies or a method involving separating septa to eliminate or reduce the appearance of cellulite. In one approach, an interventional tool is placed between tissue layers to engage and treat septa connecting tissue layers between which fat deposits are contained.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Jonathan Podmore, Earl Bright, II, Joshua Makower, Bryan Hartley, John Hanley, Pablo Acosta, Theodore Ketai, William Sauway Law, Michael Schaller, Arthur Ferdinand, Charles Okehie, Christopher Scott Jones, Amanda White
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Patent number: 11331217Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for creating a capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device includes a template with a tearing profile, which, when placed against the capsular bag, defines a perimeter of a capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device further includes rigid sections and bendable sections which are configured to transition the template between a first bent configuration for insertion through a corneal incision and a second unbent configuration for creation of the capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device further includes connecting elements which enter through the corneal incision and, when manipulated, transition the device between the first bent configuration and the second unbent configuration. In some embodiments, the connectors are configured to impart a downward force on the template and thus the capsular bag during the capsulorhexis creation.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Inventor: Michael Schaller
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Publication number: 20210161712Abstract: A surgical device for cutting a lens within a capsular bag of an eye. Related methods, systems, and devices are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Michael Schaller, Peter Bentley, Luke W. Clauson, Maria Tsontcheva Guguchkova, Matthew Newell, Adam Larson
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Patent number: 11013527Abstract: Systems and methods for treating cellulite including an apparatus that applies or a method involving separating septa to eliminate or reduce the appearance of cellulite. In one approach, an interventional tool is placed between tissue layers to engage and treat septa connecting tissue layers between which fat deposits are contained.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: NC8, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Podmore, Earl Bright, II, Joshua Makower, John Hanley, Pablo Acosta, Theodore Ketai, William Sauway Law, Michael Schaller, Bryan Hartley