Patents by Inventor Henry Mosnier

Henry Mosnier 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).

  • Device for holding trocar sleeves
    Patent number: 7294140
    Abstract: A device for holding a trocar sleeve in its position of engagement in the body of a patient has clamping jaws which in the closed position define an opening and which can be placed about the outside of the trocar sleeve, and at least one hole via which the device can be fixed on the patient. The device is designed as a forceps with two forceps arms which at their area of intersection are connected to one another via a hinge and which at their distal ends in each case have at least one clamping jaw, a spring being arranged between the forceps arms, which spring is supported on the forceps arms via its long ends and forces the clamping jaws into the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Henry Mosnier, Christophe Lafond
  • Device for holding trocar sleeves
    Publication number: 20030225422
    Abstract: A device for holding a trocar sleeve in its position of engagement in the body of a patient has clamping jaws which in the closed position define an opening and which can be placed about the outside of the trocar sleeve, and at least one hole via which the device can be fixed on the patient. The device is designed as a forceps with two forceps arms which at their area of intersection are connected to one another via a hinge and which at their distal ends in each case have at least one clamping jaw, a spring being arranged between the forceps arms, which spring is supported on the forceps arms via its long ends and forces the clamping jaws into the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Henry Mosnier, Christophe Lafond