Patents by Inventor Alain Birer

Alain Birer 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).

  • Patent number: 9931245
    Abstract: A device for treatment of an ocular pathology characterized in that it comprises at least one eye ring (1) wherein the proximal end of said eye ring (1) is suitable to be applied onto the glove and means (2,17) to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring (1), said means to generate ultrasound beam presenting a concave segment shape conformed along a single curvature corresponding to a single direction wherein the concavity is designed to be tuned towards the eyeglobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: Eye Tech Care, Insitut Naitonal de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale
    Inventors: Fabrizio Romano, Cyril Lafon, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Francoise Chavrier, Alain Birer, Laurent Farcy, Philippe Chapuis
  • Publication number: 20170027751
    Abstract: A device for treatment of an ocular pathology characterized in that it comprisesat least one eye ring (1) wherein the proximal end of said eye ring (1) is suitable to be applied onto the globe and means (2,17) to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring (1), said means to generate ultrasound beam presenting a concave segment shape conformed along a single curvature corresponding to a single direction wherein the concavity is designed to be tuned towards the eyeglobe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Fabrizio ROMANO, Cyril LAFON, Jean-Yves CHAPELON, Francoise CHAVRIER, Alain BIRER, Laurent FARCY, Philippe CHAPUIS
  • Patent number: 9517359
    Abstract: A device for treatment of an ocular pathology characterized in that it comprises at least one eye ring (1) wherein the proximal end of said eye ring (1) is suitable to be applied onto the globe and a generator (2,17) to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring (1), the generator to generate ultrasound beam presenting a concave segment shape conformed along a single curvature corresponding to a single direction wherein the concavity is designed to be tuned towards the eyeglobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: EYE TECH CARE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Fabrizio Romano, Cyril Lafon, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Françoise Chavrier, Alain Birer, Laurent Farcy, Philippe Chapuis
  • Patent number: 9403039
    Abstract: A method of treating an ocular pathology by generating high intensity focused ultrasound onto at least one eye's area, the method comprises at least the following steps of: positioning onto the eye a device capable of directing high intensity focused ultrasound onto at least one annular segment, and generating high intensity focused ultrasound energy onto the segment to treat at least one annular segment in the eye. Another embodiment of the invention concerns a device for treatment of an ocular pathology comprising at least one eye ring wherein the proximal end of the eye ring is suitable to be applied onto the globe and a high intensity focused ultrasound beam generator to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring capable of treating the whole circumference of the eye in one step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: EYE TECH CARE, INSTITUIT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Fabrizio Romano, Cyril Lafon, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Francoise Chavrier, Alain Birer
  • Patent number: 8652073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for treatment of an ocular pathology, the device comprising at least one eye ring wherein the proximal end of said eye ring is suitable to be applied onto the globe and means to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring, said means to generate ultrasound beam presenting a concave segment shape conformed along a single curvature corresponding to a single direction wherein the concavity is designed to be tuned towards the eyeglobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Eye Tech Care
    Inventors: Fabrizio Romano, Cyril Lafon, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Françoise Chavrier, Alain Birer, Laurent Farcy, Philippe Chapuis
  • Publication number: 20120136281
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for treatment of an ocular pathology, the device comprising at least one eye ring (1) wherein the proximal end of said eye ring (1) is suitable to be applied onto the globe and means (2) to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring (1), said means to generate ultrasound beam presenting a concave segment shape conformed along a single curvature corresponding to a single direction wherein the concavity is designed to be tuned towards the eyeglobe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), EYE TECH CARE
    Inventors: Fabrizio Romano, Cyril Lafon, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Francoise Chavrier, Alain Birer, Laurent Farcy, Philippe Chapuis
  • Publication number: 20110301469
    Abstract: A device for treatment of an ocular pathology characterized in that it comprises at least one eye ring (1) wherein the proximal end of said eye ring (1) is suitable to he applied onto the globe and means (2,17) to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring (1), said means to generate ultrasound beam presenting a concave segment shape conformed along a single curvature corresponding to a single direction wherein the concavity is designed to be tuned towards the eyeglobe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), EYE TECH CARE
    Inventors: Fabrizio Romano, Cyril Lafon, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Francoise Chavrier, Alain Birer, Laurent Farcy, Philippe Chapuis
  • Publication number: 20110009779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating an ocular pathology by generating high intensity focused ultrasound onto at least one eye's area, said method comprises at least the following steps of: —positioning onto the eye a device capable of directing high intensity focused ultrasound onto at least one annular segment, —and generating high intensity focused ultrasound energy onto said segment to treat at least one annular segment in the eye. Another embodiment of the invention concerns a device for treatment of an ocular pathology comprising at least one eye ring (1) wherein the proximal end of said eye ring (1) is suitable to be applied onto the globe and circular means (2,17) to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring (1) capable of treating the whole circumference of the eye in one step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: Eye Tech Care, Institute National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (INSERM)
    Inventors: Fabrizio Romano, Cyril Lafon, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Francoise Chavrier, Alain Birer