Patents by Inventor Frédéric Lepine
Frédéric Lepine 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).
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Patent number: 11660360Abstract: The invention concerns a disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber having an interior volume and a radiation source coupled to the interior volume. The radiation source is arranged to emit disinfecting radiation into the interior volume when in operation. A disinfection program in the disinfection chamber is arranged to control the radiation source to emit the disinfecting radiation according to parameters determined based on at least one of a three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber and a three dimensional model of a target article to be disinfected. The three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber is formed using data collected by operating at least one radiation source in a data collection disinfection chamber, or by providing a disinfection chamber model having a virtual interior volume. The three dimensional model of the target article to be disinfected is formed by providing a target article model having a virtual surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: GERMITECInventors: René Deshays, Clément Deshays, Cédric Neveu, Adrian Edward Smith, Frédéric Lepine
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Patent number: 11458218Abstract: A disinfection system includes a disinfection chamber and a disinfection device. The disinfection chamber has an interior volume, a plurality of radiation sources, which, when enabled, output a disinfecting radiation, at least one disinfection chamber registration feature, and a disinfection chamber controller arranged to perform a disinfection process via enablement of the plurality of radiation sources. The disinfection tray device has a UV-transparent tray structure, the UV-transparent tray structure having a multi-compartment receptacle shaped to align and contain a certain type of target article to be disinfected.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: GERMITECInventors: Cédric Neveu, Frédéric Lepine, Clément Deshays
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Publication number: 20220047745Abstract: The present description relates to a disinfection system (300) configured to implement a disinfection cycle of a medical instrument (200) by UV radiation. The disinfection system (300) includes a disinfection chamber (310) configured to receive at least one portion of the medical instrument (200), a suspension means (320) for suspending said at least one portion of the medical instrument (200) in said disinfection chamber (310), a detection device (330) configured to detect, in a predetermined detection area of the disinfection system (300), a marker (210) integral with said medical instrument (200), and a controller (370) configured to generate a non-detection signal in case of non-detection of said marker (210) in said predetermined detection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Cédric NEVEU, Frédéric LEPINE, Clément DESHAYS
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Publication number: 20220031894Abstract: The invention concerns a disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber having an interior volume and a radiation source coupled to the interior volume. The radiation source is arranged to emit disinfecting radiation into the interior volume when in operation. A disinfection program in the disinfection chamber is arranged to control the radiation source to emit the disinfecting radiation according to parameters determined based on at least one of a three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber and a three dimensional model of a target article to be disinfected. The three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber is formed using data collected by operating at least one radiation source in a data collection disinfection chamber, or by providing a disinfection chamber model having a virtual interior volume. The three dimensional model of the target article to be disinfected is formed by providing a target article model having a virtual surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: René DESHAYS, Clément DESHAYS, Cédric NEVEU, Adrian Edward SMITH, Frédéric LEPINE
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Publication number: 20210308303Abstract: This medical imaging device (1) such as in particular a TEE probe, able to be disinfected at least at intermediate level DNI/HLD in a UV radiation disinfection system, is characterized in that it comprises at least one part (3) made of a UV-transparent material to reduce the shadow areas on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Clément DESHAYS, Cédric NEVEU, Frédéric LÉPINE
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Publication number: 20200360549Abstract: A disinfection system includes a disinfection chamber and a disinfection device. The disinfection chamber has an interior volume, a plurality of radiation sources, which, when enabled, output a disinfecting radiation, at least one disinfection chamber registration feature, and a disinfection chamber controller arranged to perform a disinfection process via enablement of the plurality of radiation sources. The disinfection tray device has a UV-transparent tray structure, the UV-transparent tray structure having a multi-compartment receptacle shaped to align and contain a certain type of target article to be disinfected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Cédric NEVEU, Frédéric LEPINE, Clément DESHAYS
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Publication number: 20200268921Abstract: A system includes a disinfection chamber having an interior volume, a radiation source to emit radiation into the interior volume, a radiation sensor circuit to detect radiation in the interior volume, an independent monitoring circuit to detect radiation in the interior volume, and a computing device that has a memory and a processor. The memory stores first radiation values captured by the radiation sensor circuit, second radiation values captured by the independent monitoring circuit, and computer instructions. The processing unit executes the computer instructions to start the emission of radiation, generate first and second accumulated radiation values from the stored values, respectively, and stop the emission of radiation after reaching a first radiation threshold. Based on a comparison of the first accumulated radiation value to the second accumulated radiation value, a validated disinfection signal or an error signal will be asserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Frédéric LEPINE, Cédric NEVEU, Clément DESHAYS
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Publication number: 20200179543Abstract: The invention concerns a disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber having an interior volume and a radiation source coupled to the interior volume. The radiation source is arranged to emit disinfecting radiation into the interior volume when in operation. A disinfection program in the disinfection chamber is arranged to control the radiation source to emit the disinfecting radiation according to parameters determined based on at least one of a three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber and a three dimensional model of a target article to be disinfected. The three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber is formed using data collected by operating at least one radiation source in a data collection disinfection chamber, or by providing a disinfection chamber model having a virtual interior volume. The three dimensional model of the target article to be disinfected is formed by providing a target article model having a virtual surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: René DESHAYS, Clément DESHAYS, Cédric NEVEU, Adrian Edward SMITH, Frédéric LEPINE
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Patent number: 10111976Abstract: A disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber into which a radiation source emits ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation. A radiation sensor detects the amount of UV-C radiation within the disinfection chamber, and a temperature sensor produces temperature values of a temperature within the disinfection chamber. A processing unit generates accumulated UV-C radiation values and verifies that the accumulated UV-C radiation value in the disinfection chamber reaches a first radiation threshold while also verifying that the temperature in the disinfection chamber stays below a first temperature threshold. The UV-C radiation may be emitted into the disinfection chamber over one or more fixed periods of time while the total time for the disinfection process is limited to a primary time interval. The process may terminate successfully if the first radiation threshold is exceeded before the primary time interval expires.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Germitec SAInventors: Clément Deshays, Adrian Edward Smith, Robert Bruce Chess, Frédéric Lepine
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Publication number: 20160279275Abstract: A disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber into which a radiation source emits ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation. A radiation sensor detects the amount of UV-C radiation within the disinfection chamber, and a temperature sensor produces temperature values of a temperature within the disinfection chamber. A processing unit generates accumulated UV-C radiation values and verifies that the accumulated UV-C radiation value in the disinfection chamber reaches a first radiation threshold while also verifying that the temperature in the disinfection chamber stays below a first temperature threshold. The UV-C radiation may be emitted into the disinfection chamber over one or more fixed periods of time while the total time for the disinfection process is limited to a primary time interval. The process may terminate successfully if the first radiation threshold is exceeded before the primary time interval expires.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Clément Deshays, Adrian Edward Smith, Robert Bruce Chess, Frédéric Lepine
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Patent number: 9364573Abstract: A disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber into which a radiation source emits ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation. A radiation sensor detects the amount of UV-C radiation within the disinfection chamber, and a temperature sensor produces temperature values of a temperature within the disinfection chamber. A processing unit generates accumulated UV-C radiation values and verifies that the accumulated UV-C radiation value in the disinfection chamber reaches a first radiation threshold while also verifying that the temperature in the disinfection chamber stays below a first temperature threshold. The UV-C radiation may be emitted into the disinfection chamber over one or more fixed periods of time while the total time for the disinfection process is limited to a primary time interval. The process may terminate successfully if the first radiation threshold is exceeded before the primary time interval expires.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Germitec SAInventors: Clément Deshays, Adrian Edward Smith, Robert Bruce Chess, Frédéric Lepine
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Publication number: 20140341777Abstract: A disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber into which a radiation source emits ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation. A radiation sensor detects the amount of UV-C radiation within the disinfection chamber, and a temperature sensor produces temperature values of a temperature within the disinfection chamber. A processing unit generates accumulated UV-C radiation values and verifies that the accumulated UV-C radiation value in the disinfection chamber reaches a first radiation threshold while also verifying that the temperature in the disinfection chamber stays below a first temperature threshold. The UV-C radiation may be emitted into the disinfection chamber over one or more fixed periods of time while the total time for the disinfection process is limited to a primary time interval. The process may terminate successfully if the first radiation threshold is exceeded before the primary time interval expires.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Germitec SAInventors: Clément Deshays, Adrian Edward Smith, Robert Bruce Chess, Frédéric Lepine