Patents by Inventor Andre C. Compos

Andre C. Compos 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: 4823800
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe is adapted to be implanted in a human or animal body in contact with a wall of an organ to allow exploration of the organ by ultrasonics, inter alia by the Doppler effect. It comprises a support for a piezo-electric transmitter/receiver transducer, and a cover which covers the transducer and at least that part of the support which is remote from the organ. The transmitting/receiving surface of the transducer is in contact with a surface of the support, which is interposed between the transducer means and the organ. The probe also has conductors attached to the transducer extending to the outside of the body to carry the information transmitted/received by the probe. The support and the cover have a configuration and shape such as to allow the probe to be removed from the body without a complex surgical operation, particularly by simply pulling from outside on the connecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Virbac, a French Corporation
    Inventor: Andre C. Compos