Patents by Inventor Rinaldo Sacchetti

Rinaldo Sacchetti 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).

  • Urethral artificial sphincter with bistable actuation system
    Patent number: 11571288
    Abstract: An artificial sphincter to be implanted in a urethra, for treating patients suffering from urinary incontinence, includes a container configured to be connected to a wall of a urethra, inside or outside it, a valve unit housed within the container and configured to move from a release configuration to a block configuration and vice-versa. An actuation magnet is movably (rotatably or slidably) arranged between a first and a second position in the container, and is connected to the valve unit such that a predetermined (rotation or translation) movement of the actuation magnet from a first towards a second position, or from the second towards the first position, under the effect of an external manoeuvre magnet, brings the valve unit from the release configuration to the block configuration, where the valve is stably maintained, and from the block configuration to the release configuration, where the valve is stably maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA, INAIL—ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER L'ASSICURAZIONE CONTRO GLI INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO
    Inventors: Tommaso Mazzocchi, Arianna Menciassi, Leonardo Ricotti, Gioia Lucarini, Leonardo Marziale, Rinaldo Sacchetti
  • URETHRAL ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER WITH BISTABLE ACTUATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200383764
    Abstract: An artificial sphincter to be implanted in a urethra, for treating patients suffering from urinary incontinence, includes a container configured to be connected to a wall of a urethra, inside or outside it, a valve unit housed within the container and configured to move from a release configuration to a block configuration and vice-versa. An actuation magnet is movably (rotatably or slidably) arranged between a first and a second position in the container, and is connected to the valve unit such that a predetermined (rotation or translation) movement of the actuation magnet from a first towards a second position, or from the second towards the first position, under the effect of an external manoeuvre magnet, brings the valve unit from the release configuration to the block configuration, where the valve is stably maintained, and from the block configuration to the release configuration, where the valve is stably maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA, INAIL - ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER L'ASSICURAZIONE CONTRO GLI INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO
    Inventors: Tommaso MAZZOCCHI, Arianna MENCIASSI, Leonardo RICOTTI, Gioia LUCARINI, Leonardo MARZIALE, Rinaldo SACCHETTI
  • System for the control and monitoring of functional device for the disabled with energy from outside the body and a method for the remote control thereof
    Patent number: 6740123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the control and monitoring of functional devices for the disabled with energy from outside the body, comprising actuator element(s), data-processing element(s), and control element(s) connected to the actuator element(s) to the processing element(s). The system further comprises a sensor element which is connected to the control element(s) and can transmit one or more signals for the control and monitoring of functional devices for the disabled. The present invention also relates to the procedures necessary for the remote control and monitoring of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: I.N.A.I.L. Centro per la Sperimentazione Ed Applicazione di Protesi e Presidi Ortopedici per Gli Infortuni Sul Lavoro
    Inventors: Angelo Davalli, Rinaldo Sacchetti
  • System for the control and monitoring of functional devices for the disabled with energy from outside the body and a method for the remote control thereof
    Publication number: 20020143405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the control and monitoring of functional devices for the disabled with energy from outside the body, comprising actuator means, data-processing means, and control means connected to the actuator means to the processing means. The system further comprises a sensor element which is connected to the control means and can transmit one or more signals for the control and monitoring of functional devices for the disabled. The present invention also relates to the procedures necessary for the remote control and monitoring of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: I.N.A.I.L. CENTRO PER LA SPERIMENTAZIONE ED APPLICAZIONE DI PROTESI E PRESIDI ORTOPEDICI
    Inventors: Angelo Davalli, Rinaldo Sacchetti