Patents by Inventor Dominique Musset

Dominique Musset 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).

  • Anti-Pulmonary embolism filter
    Patent number: 5531788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-pulmonary embolism filter of the pe made of a remanent spring effect resilient wire, characterized in that it is shaped into a spiral (1) having three non-touching turns (2, 3, 4) with the middle turn (3) having a diameter (d3) greater than the diameters (d2, d4) of the other two turns, and in that this diameter (d3) is selected to be close to the half-circumference of the vena cava in the zone where the filter is to be implanted so as to ensure that the function of holding the filter in place by flattening of the vena cava is optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignees: Foundation pour l'Avenir pour la Recherche Medicale Appliquee, Association pour la Recherche en Imagerie de l'Hopital Antoine Beclere
    Inventors: Alain Dibie, Dominique Musset
  • Anti-pulmonary embolism filter and corresponding presentation and fitting kit
    Patent number: 5413586
    Abstract: The invention describes a pulmonary embolism prevention filter of the type made from an elastic wire with remanent spring effect, characterized int hat it comprises at least two wires (100, 200), each spirally shaped. The said two wires (100, 200) have at least substantially the same length and are connected in the vicinity of their ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Ethnor
    Inventors: Alain Dibie, Dominique Musset, Philippe Prou, Gilles Catteau