Patents by Inventor Clement Vidal

Clement Vidal 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: 10639066
    Abstract: A system for controlling displacement of an intervention device having an end for inserting in a patient body, including a base in a fixed position relative to the patient. A first portion has an arc member and is pivotally mounted on the base around a first axis (A1). A second portion includes a support member and a carrier member. The support member partially rotates around a second axis (A2). A third portion includes a holding member, and a sliding member mounted on the support member along a translation axis (AT). The holding member is arranged so that translation of the sliding member causes the intervention device to translate along a third axis (A3). The third axis (A3) is parallel to and offset from the translation axis (AT). When the carrier member is positioned halfway of the arc member, the first (A1), second (A2) and third (A3) axes are orthogonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: US Patent Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Clement Vidal, Berengere Bardou
  • Publication number: 20170303957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for controlling with respect to a body of a patient, displacement of an intervention device having an end intended to be inserted in the body of the patient through a point of penetration, comprising: A base (10) intended to be in a fixed position relative to the patient; A first portion (20) comprising an arc member (21), said first portion (20) being pivotally mounted on the base (10) around a first axis (A1), wherein said first axis (A1) is parallel to an arc plane defined by the arc member (21); A second portion (30) comprising a support member (32) and a carrier member (31), said support member (32) having a longitudinal axis and said carrier member (31) being slidably mounted on the arc member (21) for partially rotating around a second axis (A2), said second axis (A2) extending through a centre of curvature of the arc member perpendicularly to the arc plane, wherein the second axis (A2) and the first axis (A1) are perpendicular; A third portion (40) comprising a ho
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Clement VIDAL, Berengere BARDOU
  • Patent number: 9700337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising: a distal tool (5) securely fastened at a distal end of a rotation shaft (4) and rotatably mounted on and in the extension of a distal member (30) rotatably mounted at an end of an elongated arm (3), an comprising motorized means (20) for actuating the distal motion of the distal tool (5) and further comprising controlling means (21) for a user to control the motorized means (20); a handle (1) extending from the actuation unit (2) and comprising a lever (11) mechanically coupled to the distal tool (5) for actuation of said distal tool (5); characterized in that the handle (1) has a non-axially-symmetric shape and is mounted on and in the extension of the actuation unit (2) with coupling means (12,22) enabling rotation of the handle (1) relative to the actuation unit (2) around the longitudinal axis, and wherein the controlling means (21) are adapted to be operated by the user whatever the rotational position of the handle (1) relative to the actuat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: ENDOCONTROL
    Inventors: Clement Vidal, Herve Collet, Patrick Henri
  • Publication number: 20160249944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising: a distal tool (5) securely fastened at a distal end of a rotation shaft (4) and rotatably mounted on and in the extension of a distal member (30) rotatably mounted at an end of an elongated arm (3), an comprising motorized means (20) for actuating the distal motion of the distal tool (5) and further comprising controlling means (21) for a user to control the motorized means (20); a handle (1) extending from the actuation unit (2) and comprising a lever (11) mechanically coupled to the distal tool (5) for actuation of said distal tool (5); characterized in that the handle (1) has a non-axially-symmetric shape and is mounted on and in the extension of the actuation unit (2) with coupling means (12,22) enabling rotation of the handle (1) relative to the actuation unit (2) around the longitudinal axis, and wherein the controlling means (21) are adapted to be operated by the user whatever the rotational position of the handle (1) relative to the actuat
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Clement Vidal, Herve Collet, Patrick Henri
  • Patent number: 9375206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising: —a distal tool (5) securely fastened to a distal end of a rotation shaft (4) and rotatably mounted on and in the extension of a distal member (30) rotatably mounted at an end of an elongated arm (3), —an comprising motorized means (20) for actuating the distal motion of the distal tool (5) and further comprising controlling means (21) for a user to control the motorized means (20); —a handle (1) extending from the actuation unit (2) and comprising a lever (11) mechanically coupled to the distal tool (5) for actuation of said distal tool (5); characterized in that the handle (1) has a non-axially-symmetric shape and is mounted on and in the extension of the actuation unit (2) with coupling means (12, 22) enabling rotation of the handle (1) relative to the actuation unit (2) around the longitudinal axis, and wherein the controlling means (21) are adapted to be operated by the user whatever the rotational position of the handle (1) relative to the actuat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ENDOCONTROL
    Inventors: Clement Vidal, Herve Collet, Patrick Henri
  • Patent number: 8989844
    Abstract: The invention concerns an imaging system to monitor at least one surgical instrument in an operative site inside a volume of the body of an animal, comprising: at least one endoscopic camera to obtain endoscopic data on the operative site, at least one ultrasound imaging device to obtain ultrasound data on the operative site, and a processing device to process the endoscopic and ultrasound data. The imaging system further comprising at least three markers intended to be positioned in the operative site, said markers being mobile relative to the instrument, each marker being adapted to be detected both by the endoscopic camera and by the ultrasound imaging device, so as to permit cross-mapping of the endoscopic and ultrasound data by the processing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Endocontrol, Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1
    Inventors: Philippe Cinquin, Pierre Mozer, Sandrine Voros, Jean-Alexandre Long, Josselin Duchateau, Alexandre Moreau-Gaudry, Clement Vidal, Patrick Henri
  • Publication number: 20140200594
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising:—a distal tool (5) securely fastened to a distal end of a rotation shaft (4) and rotatably mounted on and in the extension of a distal member (30) rotatably mounted at an end of an elongated arm (3),—an comprising motorized means (20) for actuating the distal motion of the distal tool (5) and further comprising controlling means (21) for a user to control the motorized means (20);—a handle (1) extending from the actuation unit (2) and comprising a lever (11) mechanically coupled to the distal tool (5) for actuation of said distal tool (5); characterized in that the handle (1) has a non-axially-symmetric shape and is mounted on and in the extension of the actuation unit (2) with coupling means (12, 22) enabling rotation of the handle (1) relative to the actuation unit (2) around the longitudinal axis, and wherein the controlling means (21) are adapted to be operated by the user whatever the rotational position of the handle (1) relative to the actuation
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Clement Vidal, Herve Collet, Patrick Henri
  • Publication number: 20140188091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising: —a distal tool (5) securely fastened at a distal end of a rotation shaft (4) and rotatably mounted on and in the extension of a distal member (30) rotatably mounted at an end of an elongated arm (3), —motorized means (20) for actuating the distal motion of the distal tool (5) and further comprising controlling means (21) for a user to control the motorized means (20); characterized in that the controlling means (21) comprise electronic components (210) for actuation of the motorized means (20), and switch elements (211) for the user to control the electronic components (210), the switch elements (211) comprising at least one magnet (2110) for contactless signal transmission to hall sensors (2100) of the electronic components (210), wherein the switch elements (211) comprise an outer knob (2111) and an inner knob (2112), with the magnet (2110) being fastened to the outer knob (2111) and being mounted in translation within a longitudinal groove (2113) p
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Clement Vidal, Herve Collet, Patrick Henri
  • Publication number: 20110130659
    Abstract: The invention concerns an imaging system to monitor at least one surgical instrument in an operative site inside a volume of the body of an animal, comprising: at least one endoscopic camera to obtain endoscopic data on the operative site, at least one ultrasound imaging device to obtain ultrasound data on the operative site, a processing device to process the endoscopic and ultrasound data, characterized in that it further comprises at least three markers intended to be positioned in the operative site, said markers being mobile relative to the instrument, each marker being adapted to be detected both by the endoscopic camera and by the ultrasound imaging device, so as to permit cross-mapping of the endoscopic and ultrasound data by the processing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: ENDOCONTROL, UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER - GRENOBLE 1
    Inventors: Philippe Cinquin, Pierre Mozer, Sandrine Voros, Jean-Alexandre Long, Josselin Duchateau, Alexandre Moreau Gaudry, Clement Vidal, Patrick Henri