Patents by Inventor Bruno Frachet

Bruno Frachet 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).

  • Transcutaneous connection device
    Patent number: 5144952
    Abstract: A transcutaneous connection device connects an electrical stimulator outside the body to at least one subcutaneous electrical conductor. Cutaneous penetration is afforded by a system placed in the pinna of the ear or in the earlobe and connected on the one hand to the electrical stimulator and on the other hand to the subcutaneous electrical conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Assistance Publique
    Inventors: Bruno Frachet, Michel Y. David
  • Prothesis and electrode for the electrical stimulation of the inner ear, and method for producing said electrode
    Patent number: 4923469
    Abstract: A prosthesis permits both an acoustic stimulation and an electrical stimulation of the inner ear and include an interposition element, one end of which is provided with a device for attachment to a downwardly extending branch of the anvil. The other end of the element is adapted to be applied on the oval window of the ear and has a conductive end surface constituting an electrode which is connected by a conductor covered with a biocompatible insulating covering to a source of electrical stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignees: Assistance Publique, Audit S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno Frachet, Michel-Yves David