Patents by Inventor Francois Schmitt

Francois Schmitt 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).

  • Device for grasping an elongated body, such as a needle, and robotized device comprising the same
    Patent number: 9782224
    Abstract: A device for selectively grasping a part of a separate elongated body extending through the device, includes at least three partially mobile jaw members defining between them a through hole of variable diameter depending on their mutual relative positioning, supporting and driving elements to which the jaw members are mounted and which are adapted to provide a coordinated motion to the members around the elongated body situated in the variable through hole, resulting in a closing or opening of the through hole. The jaw members have an elongated shape with two opposed ends and the supporting and driving elements include a circular or annular support body to which a first end of each jaw member is connected and a mobile annular driving body to which a second opposed end of each jaw member is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG (ETABLISSEMENT PUBLIC NATIONAL A CARACTERE SCIENTIFIQUE, CULTUREL ET PROFESSIONNEL), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (ETABLISSEMENT PUBLIC NATIONAL A CARACTERE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNOLOGIQUE), INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE (GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE), INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES (ESTABLISSEMENT PUBLIC NATIONAL A CARACTERE SCIENTIFIQUE, CULTUREL ET PROFESSIONNEL)
    Inventors: Olivier Piccin, Nitish Kumar, Laurence Meylheuc, Laurent Barbe, Bernard Bayle, Francois Schmitt
  • DEVICE FOR GRASPING AN ELONGATED BODY, SUCH AS A NEEDLE, AND ROBOTIZED DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150216604
    Abstract: A device for selectively grasping a part of a separate elongated body extending through the device, includes at least three partially mobile jaw members defining between them a through hole of variable diameter depending on their mutual relative positioning, supporting and driving elements to which the jaw members are mounted and which are adapted to provide a coordinated motion to the members around the elongated body situated in the variable through hole, resulting in a closing or opening of the through hole. The jaw members have an elongated shape with two opposed ends and the supporting and driving elements include a circular or annular support body to which a first end of each jaw member is connected and a mobile annular driving body to which a second opposed end of each jaw member is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier Piccin, Nitish Kumar, Laurence Meylheuc, Laurent Barbe, Bernard Bayle, Francois Schmitt