Patents by Inventor Cesare Scoffone

Cesare Scoffone 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).

  • Stiffening device adapted to cooperate with a flexible kidney stone extractor
    Patent number: 11317932
    Abstract: A stiffening device is disclosed that is adapted to cooperate with a flexible kidney stone extractor. The stiffening device includes a tube having a lumen sized to receive a part of flexible kidney stone extractor; a diversion member having a channel that is configured to receive a part of the flexible kidney stone extractor; and a connector coupled between the tube and the diversion member. The connector allows the channel of the diversion member to communicate with the lumen of the tube. A proximal portion of the connector is connected to the diversion member and a distal portion of the connector is connected to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Gerard Louis Florent Torchio, Cesare Scoffone, David Rigotto
  • STIFFENING DEVICE ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH A FLEXIBLE KIDNEY STONE EXTRACTOR
    Publication number: 20200078030
    Abstract: A stiffening device is disclosed that is adapted to cooperate with a flexible kidney stone extractor. The stiffening device includes a tube having a lumen sized to receive a part of flexible kidney stone extractor; a diversion member having a channel that is configured to receive a part of the flexible kidney stone extractor; and a connector coupled between the tube and the diversion member. The connector allows the channel of the diversion member to communicate with the lumen of the tube. A proximal portion of the connector is connected to the diversion member and a distal portion of the connector is connected to the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Gerard Louis, Florent Torchio, Cesare Scoffone, David Rigotto
  • Percutaneous nephrolithotomy device
    Patent number: 10499938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an extraction device (10) for extracting foreign bodies from a patient, comprising a flexible extractor (11), a stiffening device (12) and connection means (13) for connecting the flexible extractor (11) to said stiffening device (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Gerard Louis Florent Torchio, Cesare Scoffone, David Rigotto
  • EXTRACTION DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING A FOREIGN BODY FROM A PATIENT
    Publication number: 20170303943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an extraction device (10) for extracting foreign bodies from a patient, comprising a flexible extractor (11), a stiffening device (12) and connection means (13) for connecting the flexible extractor (11) to said stiffening device (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Gerard Louis, Florent Torchio, Cesare Scoffone, David Rigotto