Heraeus Deutschland Gmbh & Co Kg

Heraeus Medical Components LLC

The Levahn Intellectual Property Holding Company, LLC

Ronald Von Wald

Stefan Schibli

Jens Troetzschel

Mark A Hjelle

Ilias Nikolaidis

Jens Trötzschel

Michael Grimm

Malte Naujoks

Steven LeVahn

One aspect relates to a catheter system, a use of such catheter system and a manufacturing method for such catheter system. The catheter system includes an at least partially flexible catheter body, at least a ring electrode, and at least a strain gauge. The ring electrode surrounds at least a portion of the flexible catheter body. The strain gauge is allocated to the ring electrode and the strain gauge is configured to measure a deformation of the flexible catheter body at a position allocated to the ring electrode to detect a contact between the ring electrode and tissue.

Catheter system

One aspect relates to a guidewire system, a measuring system, and a method for manufacturing such guidewire system. The guidewire system includes a guidewire and a surface acoustic wave sensor device. A portion of a surface of the guidewire is coated by the surface acoustic wave sensor device. The surface acoustic wave sensor device may be configured for measuring a pressure change. The surface acoustic wave sensor device includes a piezoelectric substrate and a transducer. A thickness of the surface acoustic wave sensor device perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the guidewire is smaller than 100 &#x3bc;m.

Guidewire system

Surgical clamp handle

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Centerville, MN, United States of America

Ronald Von Wald