Patents by Inventor Christophe Marmignon

Christophe Marmignon 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).

  • Knee distractor
    Patent number: 7635369
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a lower plate, at least one upper plate opposite the lower plate, a spacer means which is disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate. The spacer means is used to permanently hold the upper plate in a substantially parallel position in relation to the lower plate and to move the upper plate away from the lower plate. The spacer means is fully contained between the upper and the lower plate. The minimal spacing between the outer surfaces of the upper plate and the lower plate is less than ten (10) millimeters. A flexible control means is connected to the spacing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Preception Raisonnement Action En Medecine
    Inventors: Philippe Cinquin, Christophe Marmignon, Stéphane Lavallee
  • Knee distractor
    Publication number: 20060149277
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument (20) comprising a lower plate (22); at least one upper plate (24A, 24B) opposite the lower plate; a spacer means (26) which is disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate and used to permanently hold the upper plate is a substantially parallel position in relation to the lower plate and to move the upper plate away from the lower plate, said means being fully contained between the upper and lower plate, the minimal spacing between the outer surfaces of the upper plate and lower plate being less than 10 millimetres; and flexible control means connected to the spacing means
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Philippe Cinquin, Christophe Marmignon, Stephane Lavallee