Patents by Inventor Udo Heinze
Udo Heinze 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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Patent number: 9706629Abstract: An x-ray apparatus is configured with a C-arm frame. At one end of the C-arm frame an x-ray source is arranged and at the other end of which a detector for recording radiation emitted by the x-ray source is arranged. A voltage generator is provided for supplying a voltage to the x-ray source. At least one component of the voltage generator and the x-ray source are arranged separately from one another. The at least one component of the voltage generator is positioned at the same end of the C-arm frame at which the detector is arranged, as a result of which a weight equalization can be implemented in a simpler manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jens Fehre, Udo Heinze, Ralf Nanke
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Publication number: 20150319831Abstract: An x-ray apparatus is configured with a C-arm frame. At one end of the C-arm frame an x-ray source is arranged and at the other end of which a detector for recording radiation emitted by the x-ray source is arranged. A voltage generator is provided for supplying a voltage to the x-ray source. At least one component of the voltage generator and the x-ray source are arranged separately from one another. The at least one component of the voltage generator is positioned at the same end of the C-arm frame at which the detector is arranged, as a result of which a weight equalization can be implemented in a simpler manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: JENS FEHRE, UDO HEINZE, RALF NANKE
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Patent number: 7278785Abstract: An X-ray system, having an adjustable C-arm configured with two degrees of freedom, comprises a memory configured to memorize a travel distance of the C-arm. Via the memory, an adjustability of the C-arm is determined by the memorized travel distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze
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Patent number: 7175346Abstract: A motorized adjustable x-ray apparatus has a transmitter operable by AN operator for adjustment of a C-arm and mechanically connected with the C-arm. The transmitter allows adjustment of both an angulation angle and an orbital angle of the C-arm. The speed of the adjustment movement of the C-arm can be selected by actuation of the transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2004Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Udo Heinze, Peter Nögel
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Patent number: 7160027Abstract: A motor-adjustable X-ray system comprises a C-arm, which has two degrees of freedom and is adjustable with a motor support. The motor support has a force pickup device which is provided to detect a force exerted by an operator when manipulating the C-arm. The force pickup device is configured to detect a plurality of directional components of the exerted force and to cooperate with an evaluation unit, by which as a function of the plurality of the directional components of the exerted force, different amounts of motor support of the C-arm in the two degrees of freedom are established via the evaluation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jochen Bauer, Wendelin Feiten, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbücher
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Patent number: 7093976Abstract: An X-ray system, comprises a motor-adjustable C-arm, an input device which has a first actuating device and is mechanically connected to the C-arm, a dead man's switch, which is mechanically connected to the C-arm, and a pattern recognition module which cooperates with the input device and the dead man's switch, and is provided to determine a classification of actuating signal patterns generated via the first actuating device. A first signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is actuated, and a second signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is not actuated.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbücher
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Patent number: 7048440Abstract: The invention concerns a C-arm x-ray device with a non-isocentric C-arm on which an x-ray source is positioned and that can be orbitally or angularly rotated, whereby the C-arm x-ray device comprises a device fashioned to horizontally adjust the C-arm (which enables an adjustment of the C-arm within the plane of the C-arm) and a device fashioned to vertically adjust the C-arm, where the horizontal adjustment device and the vertical adjustment device are fashioned such that they can automatically move the central x-ray beam of the x-ray source back into the isocenter, given an orbital or angulatory rotation of the C-arm via the horizontal and vertical adjustment device. An appertaining method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rainer Graumann, Udo Heinze, Peter Nögel
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Publication number: 20050281377Abstract: An x-ray apparatus that can be connected to an electric mains and has an additional unit to store energy, including at least one ultra-capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventor: Udo Heinze
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Publication number: 20050117710Abstract: A motorized adjustable x-ray apparatus has a transmitter operable by AN operator for adjustment of a C-arm and mechanically connected with the C-arm. The transmitter allows adjustment of both an angulation angle and an orbital angle of the C-arm. The speed of the adjustment movement of the C-arm can be selected by actuation of the transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2004Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventors: Udo Heinze, Peter Nogel
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Publication number: 20050105692Abstract: An X-ray system, comprises a motor-adjustable C-arm, an input device which has a first actuating device and is mechanically connected to the C-arm, a dead man's switch, which is mechanically connected to the C-arm, and a pattern recognition module which cooperates with the input device and the dead man's switch, and is provided to determine a classification of actuating signal patterns generated via the first actuating device. A first signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is actuated, and a second signal group is activatable when the dead man's switch is not actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbucher
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Publication number: 20050100134Abstract: A motor-adjustable X-ray system comprises a C-arm, which has two degrees of freedom and is adjustable with a motor support. The motor support has a force pickup device which is provided to detect a force exerted by an operator when manipulating the C-arm. The force pickup device is configured to detect a plurality of directional components of the exerted force and to cooperate with an evaluation unit, by which as a function of the plurality of the directional components of the exerted force, different amounts of motor support of the C-arm in the two degrees of freedom are established via the evaluation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Jochen Bauer, Wendelin Feiten, Udo Heinze, Martin Vierbucher
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Publication number: 20050094770Abstract: An X-ray system, having an adjustable C-arm configured with two degrees of freedom, comprises a memory configured to memorize a travel distance of the C-arm. Via the memory, an adjustability of the C-arm is determined by the memorized travel distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Inventors: Franz Fadler, Udo Heinze
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Publication number: 20040202284Abstract: The invention concerns a C-arm x-ray device with a non-isocentric C-arm on which an x-ray source is positioned and that can be orbitally or angularly rotated, whereby the C-arm x-ray device comprises a device fashioned to horizontally adjust the C-arm (which enables an adjustment of the C-arm within the plane of the C-arm) and a device fashioned to vertically adjust the C-arm, where the horizontal adjustment device and the vertical adjustment device are fashioned such that they can automatically move the central x-ray beam of the x-ray source back into the isocenter, given an orbital or angulatory rotation of the C-arm via the horizontal and vertical adjustment device. An appertaining method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: Rainer Graumann, Udo Heinze, Peter Nogel
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Patent number: 6048097Abstract: In a stationary or mobile C-arm X-ray examination device with isocentric shifting of the C-arm, including rotation around a rotational axis, in order to enable an exact positioning of the patient, a light source is provided at the X-ray examination device which emits a light beam in the direction of the isocenter. For at least one position of the C-arm, the light beam and the rotational axis are assured to coincide, so that the projection of the light beam in a patient correctly identifies the isocenter.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1998Date of Patent: April 11, 2000Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Udo Heinze
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Matrix of image brightness detector's elements formed by different groups of different shape or size
Patent number: 5164583Abstract: A detector for the image brightness which is present at the output screen of an x-ray image intensifier is formed by a combination of individual detector elements, the detector elements having different shapes and/or sizes. The detector elements in combination form a matrix which enables an optimum selection of a desired measurement field by selecting defined combinations of individual detector elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1991Date of Patent: November 17, 1992Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Aichinger, Udo Heinze