Patents by Inventor Ralf Schindel

Ralf Schindel 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: 20180185674
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic transmitter arrangement (1) with a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters (2) arranged on the arrangement whose emittable ultrasonic waves are focused toward a common focus (3). The arrangement (1) is embodied as a cranial bone implant (4) that can be implanted in the cranial bones (5) of a person as a replacement for one or more parts of the cranial bone (5), with the common focus (3) of the entire arrangement being arranged in a defined region of the brain (6) in the implanted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald Bauer, Ralf Schindel, Erik Dumont, Ernst Martin-Fiori, Beat Werner
  • Publication number: 20130206626
    Abstract: The present invention provides a kit, a method of fabrication of the kit and a method of use of the kit for facilitating the fabrication of a patient-specific implant such as a cranial implant. In a preferred embodiment, the kit 30 includes a thermo-formed plastic sheet 32, a portion 34 of which is formed of PP plastics to the three dimensional contour of a bone structure of a specific patient. The thermo-formed sheet 32 optionally doubles as a container 36 for the remaining elements of the kit, which include bone cement 40a, 40b (typically in two part form, each part contained in a separate container device), and, optionally, disposable forming and/or mixing aids 42 such as a spatula. A kneading recess 44 is also formed in the thermoformed sheet 32 of the kit 30. A sheet 46 is adhered via adhesive 48 and extends between flanges 50 of the thermo-formed sheet, to seal and keep sterilized the components 40a, 40b and 42 and the mould recess (shaping form) 34 of the kit 30 within the container 36.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Ralf Schindel, Reto Artusi, Ronald Bauer