Patents by Inventor Massimo Iachetti

Massimo Iachetti 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).

  • Assembly comprising a blood filter for temporary or definitive use and device for implanting it, corresponding filter and method of implanting such a filter
    Patent number: 5853420
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly using a vascular filter accommodated in an implanting sleeve from which it can be partially expelled in the case of temporary filtration. It is used by means of a maneuvering rod to which the filter is connected in a separable manner so that the filter is separated therefrom, and then expelled into the sleeve. The filter may have legs in the shape of a corolla and extensions for retaining it in place in the blood vessel, which naturally define a cylinder. Its use is for the treatment of risk of embolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: B. Braun Celsa
    Inventors: Gerard Chevillon, Guy Nadal, Massimo Iachetti
  • Assembly comprising a blood filter for temporary or definitive use and a device for implanting it
    Patent number: 5634942
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly using a vascular filter accommodated in an implanting sleeve from which it can be partially expelled in the case of temporary filtration. It is used by means of a maneuvering rod to which the filter is connected in a separable manner so that the filter is separated therefrom, and then expelled into the sleeve. The filter may have legs in the shape of a corolla and extensions for retaining it in place in the blood vessel, which naturally define a cylinder. Its use is for the treatment of risk of embolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: B. Braun Celsa
    Inventors: Gerard Chevillon, Guy Nadal, Massimo Iachetti