Patents by Inventor Arnaud DESGRIPPES

Arnaud DESGRIPPES 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).

  • Ureteral stent and method for treating urological problems
    Patent number: 9707383
    Abstract: The proposed invention is a ureteral stent (2) comprising a kidney end part (200) and a bladder end part (210), the kidney end part (200) being tubular and curved, said stent (2) being characterized in that the bladder end part (210) has at least one thread, and in that the stent additionally comprises a tubular intermediate portion (220) extending between the kidney end part and the bladder end part, said portion having an external diameter decreasing towards the bladder end part, and the minimal external diameter of said portion (220), at the connection to the thread of the bladder end part (210), is substantially equal to the diameter of the thread, said portion having a length of between 0.5 cm and 12 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventors: Benoit Vogt, Francois-Noel Desfemmes, Arnaud Desgrippes
  • IMPROVED URETERAL STENT AND METHOD FOR TREATING UROLOGICAL PROBLEMS
    Publication number: 20150343187
    Abstract: The proposed invention is a ureteral stent (2) comprising a kidney end part (200) and a bladder end part (210), the kidney end part (200) being tubular and curved, said stent (2) being characterized in that the bladder end part (210) has at least one thread, and in that the stent additionally comprises a tubular intermediate portion (220) extending between the kidney end part and the bladder end part, said portion having an external diameter decreasing towards the bladder end part, and the minimal external diameter of said portion (220), at the connection to the thread of the bladder end part (210), is substantially equal to the diameter of the thread, said portion having a length of between 0.5 cm and 12 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Benoît VOGT, François-Noël DESFEMMES, Arnaud DESGRIPPES