Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100004722 | Guidewire and Implantable Electrode Line - A guide wire for introducing an implantable electrode line, wherein the electrode line is a heart electrode line for intracardial sensing of cardiac action potentials and/or for electrical stimulation or defibrillation of the heart, and wherein the guide wire has means for removable interlocking of its end at or near the proximal end of the electrode line. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010605 | SHOCK ELECTRODE LINE - Implantable shock electrode line having a proximal end for connection to an implantable device which generates shock pulses, and a distal segment which has a shock electrode, wherein an area ratio of the shock electrode area to the surface area of the shock electrode line is not constant over the longitudinal extent of the shock electrode. | 01-14-2010 |
20100022899 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE FLOW RATE OF A BLOOD FLOW, AND CARDIOVASCULAR ASSIST DEVICE - A device for the in vivo determination of the blood flow rate in a patient's blood vessel includes a microelectrode arrangement provided for placement in the blood vessel, an electrical power source which provides excitation energy having physiologically harmless parameters for obtaining a measured signal, a signal detector for detecting an electrical measured signal resulting from the blood flow in the presence of the excitation energy at measuring electrodes of the microelectrode arrangement, and a signal evaluation device, connected to the signal detector, for determining the blood flow rate on the basis of the measured signal. | 01-28-2010 |
20120022624 | Electrode Lead for Medical Use, Insulating Tube and Method for Producing the Same - An insulating tube for an electrode lead for medical use, particularly a cardiac pacemaker electrode lead, defibrillator electrode lead, electrode lead for nerve stimulation or the like, including a base material made of at least one material of the group consisting of silicones, polyurethanes, polyimide, PTFE, ETFE, and copolymers made of silicones and polyurethanes. In order to improve the functionality of such an insulating tube during friction of the tube with friction partners, at least in one volume region, which preferably forms the lateral surface of the insulating tube, the tube, in addition to the base material, includes a fibrous and/or particulate filler material having a higher abrasion resistance than the respective base material. A corresponding electrode lead is also provided, and a simple and cost-effective method for producing such an insulating tube and such an electrode lead. | 01-26-2012 |
20120157811 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - Temporarily or permanently implantable medical device, having at least one longitudinally extended first electrical conductor having a functional lead, which is connected to a functional electrode pole for dispensing therapeutic signals or for detecting diagnostic signals, and including at least one second electrical conductor, which is coupled to the functional lead and is guided with it in a shared insulating sheathing, such that a coupling between the functional lead and the second electrical conductor is designed to input electromagnetic radiofrequency waves guided in the functional lead at least partially into the second electrical conductor. | 06-21-2012 |
20120184836 | Implantable Electrode Lead - An implantable electrode lead for transmitting electrical impulses to excitable bodily tissue and/or for transmitting electrical signals tapped at bodily tissue to a detection unit. The electrode lead including a distal electrode, a proximal electrode connector, and an electrode supply lead which connects the electrode, or each electrode, to the electrode connector, or each electrode connector, and extends in a lead body, wherein the lead body includes a hinged alignment of hard elements. | 07-19-2012 |
20120203315 | Electrode Cable Wrap - An implantable device for the reversible accommodation of an electrode lead portion of at least one electrode lead, including a first outer surface and a second outer surface which extends parallel to the first outer surface at a distance therefrom, the first outer surface having at least one guide which can be used to guide and accommodate the portion of the electrode lead. According to a second aspect, the electromedical implant includes the above-described device and an electronic circuit with a power supply, a multipiece housing which hermetically seals the circuit and the power supply, and a connector housing which is fastened to the multipiece, hermetically sealed housing and has connectors for at least one electrode lead, the connectors being electrically connected to the electronic circuit. The electromedical implant is characterized in that the second outer surface of the device is integrated into and forms a part of the housing. | 08-09-2012 |
20120232370 | Implantable Electrode Lead - An implantable electrode lead including an elongated electrode lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, at least one electrical supply lead which is enclosed in an electrically insulating material to electrically insulate the supply leads against the surroundings of the electrode lead, at least one electrically active surface which is disposed on the distal end, or in the vicinity thereof, and is connected to the at least one electrical supply lead, by way of which therapeutic signals can be output and/or diagnostic signals can be received, a plug disposed on the proximal end, which is electrically connected to the at least one electrical supply lead and can be connected to an electro-medical implant, and at least one preformed and/or stiffened section of the electrode lead body, which has an additional preformation and/or stiffening structure, by way of which the section is preformed and/or stiffened. | 09-13-2012 |
20120234660 | Symmetrical Contact Spring for Screw Heads - A contact spring for the electrical contact of an electrode housing, which is located at the distal end of an electrode line, and a shaft located inside the electrode housing, the contact spring having an external diameter having a center point, which is connectable to the housing in an electrically conductive manner. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253441 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - A device that can be temporarily introduced in a body or permanently implanted in a body comprising at least one elongated electric function conductor for transmitting treatment signals or diagnostic signals, or both, and further comprising a connector, which is connected to the function conductor and disposed on a proximal end of the function conductor, for connecting the device to a further device. Characteristic impedance is present between the function conductor and at least one further conductor. A transition region from the function conductor to the connector is designed such that a characteristic impedance between the function conductor and the further conductor in the transition region is designed to be between the corresponding characteristic impedance of the device in a line section distal of the transition region and the characteristic impedance present proximal of the transition region when the connector is connected to a further device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120290056 | Implantable Medical Lead - An implantable medical lead for transmitting electrical pulses to excitable bodily tissue and/or signals detected at bodily tissue to a detection and evaluation unit, including a distal electrode or a distal sensor, or actuator; a proximal electrode connector or sensor/actuator connector; and a lead pole which connects the electrode or the sensor or actuator to the electrode connector or sensor/actuator connector and extends in the lead body, wherein the lead pole comprises at least two separate and individually insulated conductors which are electrically interconnected at least at one point which functions as an interchange point, or reversal point, in the lead extension from the proximal electrode or sensor connector to the distal electrode or the distal sensor, and wherein at least one of the separate conductors, in particular close to the reversal point, is interrupted at least once and/or is not connected at one end. | 11-15-2012 |
20140005511 | Implantable Medical Tube Arrangement | 01-02-2014 |
20140277313 | Implantable Electrode - An implantable electrode includes an elongate electrode body and at least one lumen which extends therein at least over a portion of the length of the electrode body. A pressure device reversibly supplies a pressure medium to the at least one lumen such that the electrode body varies the flexibility and/or shape thereof depending on the pressure of the pressure medium. | 09-18-2014 |
20150068317 | TEST APPARATUS WITH GIMBALED MOUNT FOR CATHETERS - A test apparatus for performing compression tests on catheters. In order to perform the compression tests in a controlled manner and without the risk of causing damage to the catheter, the test apparatus in accordance with the present invention has a gimbal, to which a mount for the catheter is attached. | 03-12-2015 |
20150080694 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable medical device including at least one elongate electrical line with a first electrical component as a functional conductor, and at least one second electrical component with an electrical length. The first electrical component includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal side is in electrical contact with tissue or blood. The first electrical component is in electrical contact with the at least one second electrical component, and wherein the electrical length of the at least one second component corresponds to at least a tenth of a wavelength (λ/10) of electromagnetic waves in a radiofrequency range. | 03-19-2015 |
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20080227616 | Use of Glass Ceramics - The invention relates to novel uses of glass ceramics, wherein glass ceramics, in particular, in the form of a glass ceramic tube, are used. Said glass ceramics contain 0—less than 4 wt % P20 | 09-18-2008 |
20080282734 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-MELTING GLASS MATERIALS OR GLASS CERAMIC MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the production of high-melting glass materials or high-melting glass ceramic materials by a process during which a temperature of a molten mass exceeds 1,760° C., wherein a shard material or raw material is molten to a molten mass, the molten mass is fined, and the molten mass emerges via a tubular outlet made of iridium or an iridium alloy having an iridium content of at least 50 wt.-%. According to the invention the temperature of a section of said tubular outlet, which is in contact with the ambient atmosphere having a natural gas composition, is controlled or regulated such that said temperature is held below 1,000° C. except during pouring out the molten mass out of said tubular outlet. Thus, an oxidative decomposition of the apparatus can be prevented. | 11-20-2008 |
20090067792 | Fiber-Optic Cable - Step-index optical waveguides are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass which entirely surrounds the core class. A fiber-optic cable for conducting electromagnetic radiation, contains at least one bundle of individual fibers which encompass the step-index optical waveguides that are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass that entirely surrounds the core glass on the circumferential wall thereof. These step-index optical waveguides provide great transmission capacity for transmitting data while keeping the transfer characteristics sufficiently durable. Furthermore, the fiber-optic cable is resistant against physical and chemical environmental influences and be protected against radical ambient chemicals. These aims are achieved by the fact that the outer glass of the step-index optical waveguides is provided with a material composition which is largely free from chemical interactions with the core glass when the fibers are drawn and is chemically inactive towards the plastic jacket. | 03-12-2009 |
20090163342 | CORE GLASS IN THE ALKALI-ZINC-SILICATE GLASS SYSTEM FOR AN FIBER-OPTIC LIGHT GUIDE AND FIBER-OPTIC LIGHT GUIDE MADE WITH SAID CORE GLASS - A core glass and a fiber-optic light guide made from it are described. The core glass is in the alkali-zinc-silicate system and contains, in Mol % on an oxide basis: 54.5-65, SiO | 06-25-2009 |
20100222199 | OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENTS MADE THEREFROM, METHOD OF MAKING THE OPTICAL ELEMENTS FROM THE GLASS, AND OPTICAL COMPONENTS COMPRISING ONE OR MORE OPTICAL ELEMENTS - The lead-free and arsenic-free optical glasses have a refractive index of 1.83≦n | 09-02-2010 |
20110011849 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GLASS PRODUCTS FROM A GLASS MELT - A method and a device for the continuous production of glass and glass ceramic products from a glass melt is provided, which simplifies the changing between two kinds of glass. The device includes a melting crucible and an induction coil, which preferably extends around the melting crucible in order to heat a glass melt by means of an induction field generated by the induction coil. The wall elements, which form the side wall of the crucible, have cooling channels, through which a cooling fluid can be conducted, so that the glass melt solidifies on the side wall and forms a skull layer. The interior side of the wall elements is formed at least in part by an aluminum nitride-containing ceramic. | 01-20-2011 |
20110243180 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MELTING OR REFINING OF MELTS - A method for the continuous production of products from a melt is provided. The method includes heating the melt to a predetermined temperature in a skull crucible, the bottom of which is formed from electrically non-conductive, but thermally conductive material. | 10-06-2011 |
20140284577 | HIGHLY REFRACTIVE THIN GLASSES - Thin glasses having high refractive index (n | 09-25-2014 |
20140376868 | HIGHLY TRANSMISSIVE GLASSES WITH HIGH SOLARISATION RESISTANCE, USE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Glasses are provided that are highly transparent and have very good resistance to solarisation. The resistance to solarisation is favoured to a special extent by the production method. The concentrations of reduced polyvalent ion species are reduced by targeted use of bubbling with an oxidising gas. Methods for producing glasses and to the uses thereof, particularly as core glasses in optical waveguides, are also provided. | 12-25-2014 |