Patents by Inventor Nicolas Roddier

Nicolas Roddier 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).

  • Protection for endoscope, and corresponding endoscope
    Patent number: 8454501
    Abstract: This protection for an endoscope includes a sheath with a rigid cylindrical tubular part (8), and an associated flexible sleeve. The rigid cylindrical tubular part (8) is made of a material permitting transport of light. The rigid cylindrical tubular part (8) is treated in such a way as to guide the light from a light source at its proximal end (10) to its distal end (12). The distal end (12) of the cylindrical tubular part (8) has elements (14, 16) for diffusing and/or orienting the light guided via the cylindrical tubular part (8). The endoscope is designed to use a protection in order to illuminate the cavity to be examined in the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: V.I.M.S. Video Interventionnelle Medicale Scientifique
    Inventors: Henri Fernandez, Nicolas Roddier, Lin Brunel
  • PROTECTION FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND CORRESPONDING ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20090253962
    Abstract: This protection for an endoscope includes a sheath with a rigid cylindrical tubular part (8), and an associated flexible sleeve. The rigid cylindrical tubular part (8) is made of a material permitting transport of light. The rigid cylindrical tubular part (8) is treated in such a way as to guide the light from a light source at its proximal end (10) to its distal end (12). The distal end (12) of the cylindrical tubular part (8) has elements (14, 16) for diffusing and/or orienting the light guided via the cylindrical tubular part (8). The endoscope is designed to use a protection in order to illuminate the cavity to be examined in the patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: V.I.M.S. VIDEO
    Inventors: Henri Fernandez, Nicolas Roddier, Lin Brunel