Patents by Inventor Didier Mutter

Didier Mutter 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).

  • Endoscope system with pivotable arms
    Patent number: 9596980
    Abstract: An endoscopic surgery apparatus is provided, including a tubular member, a handle located on a proximal end of the tubular member, and one or more pivotable arms detachably connected to a distal end of the tubular member. The tubular member has channels along its longitudinal axis, wherein at least one of the channels is an optical channel and at least one other channel is an illumination channel. The arms have guiding channels adapted to receive surgical tools, which direct the surgical tools. The arms are interchangeable with other arms of different configurations. Also, said arms have an open and a closed position, such that when the arms are in the closed position an opening is defined allowing viewing of a surgical site via the optical channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Karl Storz Endovision, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacques Francois Bernard Marescaux, Jeffrey S. Melanson, Bernard Dallemagne, Joel Leroy, Didier Mutter, James P. Barry, Stefan Storz, Martin Leonhard
  • ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM WITH PIVOTABLE ARMS
    Publication number: 20080269562
    Abstract: An endoscopic surgery apparatus is provided, including a tubular member, a handle located on a proximal end of the tubular member, and one or more pivotable arms detachably connected to a distal end of the tubular member. The tubular member has channels along its longitudinal axis, wherein at least one of the channels is an optical channel and at least one other channel is an illumination channel. The arms have guiding channels adapted to receive surgical tools, which direct the surgical tools. The arms are interchangeable with other arms of different configurations. Also, said arms have an open and a closed position, such that when the arms are in the closed position an opening is defined allowing viewing of a surgical site via the optical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Karl Storz Endovision, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacques Francois Bernard Marescaux, Jeffrey S. Melanson, Bernard Dallemagne, Joel Leroy, Didier Mutter, James P. Barry, Stefan Storz, Martin Leonhard