Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Other

Robert Boschgmbh

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Gmbh

Nanogen, Inc.

Siemens Aktiengellschaft

Klaus Abraham-Fuchs

Eva Rumpel

Rainer Alfred Kuth

Kai-Uwe Schmidt

Siegfried Schneider

Thomas Birkhoelzer

Sebastian Schmidt

Walter Gumbrecht

Gudrun Zahlmann

Maximilian Fleischer

Johannes Reinschke

Horst Schreiner

Markus Schmidt

Karsten Hiltawsky

Friedrich Fuchs

Alexander Herold

Peter Paulicka

Norbert Windhab

Arne Hengerer

Roland Pohle

Christofer Hierold

Erhard Magori

Oliver Hornung

Oliver Von Sicard

Guenter Ries

Thomas Ehben

Johannes Bieger

Michael Moritz

Rudolf Roeckelein

Christian Zilch

Daniel Tietze

Thomas Krüger-Sundhaus

Kieran T Gallahue

Greg Gosch

Michael Maschke

Rainer Graumann

Hans Meixner

Helmut Reichenberger

Manfred Stanzel

Thomas Scheiter

James P O'Connell

Fritz Breimesser

Elfriede Simon

Volker Schmidt

Johann Uebler

Martin Schlang

Rudolf Röckelein

Gerhard Roehrlein

Juergen Beuthan

Uwe Eisermann

Niels Richter

Robert Setz

Daniel Tietz

James P O'Conell

Peter Kleinschmidt

Henrich Seifert

Gerhard-J Mueller

Viravuth Prapavat

Hartwin Hufnagel

Joachim Tork

Helge Binder

Ludwig Wildt

An endoscopy system has an endo-robot that is navigable within an anatomical lumen of a patient by interacting with a magnetic field generated by an extracorporeal magnet system. The patient lies on a patient bed that is movable in one or more directions and/or orientations, and an obstacle detects objects in the movement path of the endo-robot in the anatomical lumen and produces a signal that causes the position and/or orientation of the patient bed to be altered dependent thereon.

Endoscopy system

A method for optimizing a gas conversion rate in a respiratory gas analyzer, more particularly for nitric oxide (NO) in the respiratory gas, and an associated device are disclosed.

Method for optimizing the gas conversion rate in a respiratory gas analyzer

A method is proposed for determining clinical study compliance. The method includes obtaining criteria for the clinical study and accessing stored clinical data relating to the clinical study. Thereafter, the criteria and clinical data are correlated to determine a measure of compliance with the criteria of the clinical study.

Method and system for measuring quality of performance and/or compliance with protocol of a clinical study

A method for studying a biological sample in a biochip ('lab-on-a-chip') is disclosed. In at least one embodiment of the method, a biological sample is introduced into the biochip, the sample is subjected to at least one preparation step and, at the end of a measurement cycle, the concentration of a particular analyte is measured. The concentration of a marker substance, which for example is a reaction substance involved in a preparation step, is furthermore measured. A corresponding biochip is further disclosed.

Method and biochip for studying a chemical sample

A multifunctional control valve for gas measurement instruments, e.g., for respiratory gas analysis, is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the multifunctional control valve includes a first inlet opening, an outlet opening, a main line, and a bypass line, wherein a measurement chamber is in the main line, wherein the measurement chamber is arranged downstream of a first multiway valve which can selectively connect the main line or the bypass line with the inlet opening, and wherein the measurement chamber is arranged upstream of a second multiway valve which can selectively connect the main line or the bypass line with the outlet opening.

Multifunctional control valve for gas measurement instruments

An apparatus is disclosed for processing a sample which stores processing reagents required for processing in a dry form. The processing reagents are covered by a biologically degradable medium or embedded in said biologically degradable medium.

Apparatus for processing a sample comprising a biochip and reagents embedded in a biodegradable material, and processes thereof

The invention refers to a computer implemented method, a computer system a test machine and a computer program product for executing conditioned and qualified test. An ordering instance may order a set of tests, comprising an initial test and a set of follow-up tests, wherein the execution of each of the follow-up tests is dependent of the result of the respective predecessor test, like the initial test. The conditions for executing the follow-up tests are dynamically definable and are analyzed automatically.

Conditioned medical testing

A device is for repeated semi-invasive abrasion of lesions on the walls of hollow organs, in particular blood vessels or the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. The device includes an outer stent which, fixed in position at the site of the lesions, can be clamped against the wall of the hollow organ and has recesses through which the lesions can inwardly protrude. The device further includes a cutting body which is guided within the outer stent and only negligibly narrows the internal bore of the outer stent, which cutting body has cutting edges sliding on the inner side of the outer stent and is coupled magnetically to an external magnet system via which it can turn about the stent axis and/or can move longitudinally along the stent axis.

Device for repeated semi-invasive abrasion of lesions on the walls of hollow organs

A device is disclosed for extracting a smear sample. The device includes a cavity, into which a sample carrier carrying a smear sample can be introduced. Liquid can be introduced into the cavity through at least one liquid feed connected to the cavity, and the liquid can be removed from the cavity through at least one liquid discharge connected to the cavity.

Device and method for extracting a smear sample

In a method for allowing a patient suffering from a neurological disease and being treated with medication to self-monitor his or her current state, information regarding the motor functions and/or verbal and/or cognitive abilities of the patient are interactively acquired upon using a computer located for easy and repeated access by the patient, and at least one criterion number or a statement describing the state is determined on the basis of this information by an expert system at the computer and is made available to the patient by an output device at the computer.

Method and system for allowing a neurologically diseased patient to self-monitor the patient's actual state

A method is for automated recording of patient actions, for example in the course of telemedical care, in the course of clinical studies for the merit of a form of therapy or for trialing the effectiveness of drugs. The medical equipment or devices used in this context are provided with recording devices for identifying the patient so that the data obtained during use of the equipment or accessories can automatically be attributed to the patient in question.

Method for automated recording of patient actions

A device is for introducing a stent into a hollow organ, in particular into the gastrointestinal tract of the body of a patient. The device includes a magnet system which covers the area of treatment of the patient and generates a 3D gradient field for remote-controlled movement and orientation of an endorobot. The endorobot is provided with a linear magnet and is freely movable in the hollow organ. Further, the stent, which can be uncoupled from the outside, is secured to the endorobot in a folded-down state so that it can be brought to the site of use and can there be opened out so as to bear firmly on the wall of the hollow organ.

Device for introducing a stent into a hollow organ

A volumetric flow of an analyte, including exhaled air, is fed to a gas sensor unit by used of gas flow device, which can include various sensors for the determination of nitrogen oxides. An oxidation catalyst is used when using an NOsensor, which converts nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide and the gas sensor unit measures the content of nitrogen dioxide. The nitrogen monoxide content is calculated from the nitrogen dioxide content. In order to eliminate cross-sensitivity moisture and ethanol are also measured. The device can be applied to the determination of nitrogen monoxide content of exhaled air.

Device and method for the quantitative determination of nitrogen oxides in exhaled air and application thereof

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Erlangen, Germany

Klaus Abraham-Fuchs