Patents by Inventor France Schwarz

France Schwarz 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).

  • Method, an optical probe and a confocal microscopy system for inspecting a solid organ
    Patent number: 10722167
    Abstract: A method to inspect a solid organ in a subject includes introducing a needle in a predetermined area of the solid organ, inserting an optical probe through a lumen of the needle, and imaging the predetermined area using the optical probe. An optical probe to inspect a solid organ in a subject, the optical probe being intended to be positioned in the solid organ through a needle, the optical probe includes an optical fiber bundle, a ferule to protect the distal tip of the optical fiber bundle, the ferule comprising a shank and a head, and a sheath wrapping the fiber bundle and the shank, wherein the head of the ferule has a length adapted for the optical probe to image the solid organ while keeping the sheath inside the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Nicolas Boularot, Magalie Genet, France Schwarz
  • METHOD, AN OPTICAL PROBE AND A CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING A SOLID ORGAN
    Publication number: 20120184842
    Abstract: A method to inspect a solid organ in a subject includes introducing a needle in a predetermined area of the solid organ, inserting an optical probe through a lumen of the needle, and imaging the predetermined area using the optical probe. An optical probe to inspect a solid organ in a subject, the optical probe being intended to be positioned in the solid organ through a needle, the optical probe includes an optical fiber bundle, a ferule to protect the distal tip of the optical fiber bundle, the ferule comprising a shank and a head, and a sheath wrapping the fiber bundle and the shank, wherein the head of the ferule has a length adapted for the optical probe to image the solid organ while keeping the sheath inside the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Nicolas Boularot, Magalie Genet, France Schwarz