Patents by Inventor Emilie Gagnon

Emilie Gagnon 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).

  • Publication number: 20130192610
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus for an anatomical part comprises a support collar that comprising an annular body. An elastic sealing membrane is positioned within the support collar. The sealing membrane defines an annular sealed chamber having a given inner diameter in a natural state of the elastic material. A port in the sealing apparatus is in fluid communication with the chamber. The port is adapted to be in fluid communication with a device for reducing pressure in the chamber to increase the given inner diameter of the chamber in a collapsed state, so that an anatomical part may be inserted into the sealing apparatus. A sealing apparatus and accessories are also provided, as is a method for sealing an anatomical part in an inner cavity of an accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L'UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL, UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
    Inventors: Emilie Gagnon, Christian Lemieux, Jean-François Jacques, Robert McNabb