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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Andreas Schirr, Hamburg, DE;
Andreas Graff, Hamburg, DE;
Andreas Schirr, Hamburg, DE;
Andreas Graff, Hamburg, DE;
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to an actuator apparatus () for generating the motion of a tool, in particular for the work on biological cell material, which provides at least one electrically controlled actuator element (), a motion section (), at which a tool can be arranged and which is linked to the at least one actuator element, an electrical control device () for controlling the at least one actuator element, an electrical measurement device (), which is configured to perform a measuring method for measuring at least one electrical capacitance quantity of the at least one actuator element, wherein the capacitance quantity is usable to provide information on the status of the actuator apparatus. Further, a corresponding method for obtaining and utilizing said information on the actuator apparatus is provided.