Patents by Inventor Hervé Coupellier

Hervé Coupellier 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).

  • Multifunctional device for exploration and/or intervention, especially for medical use
    Patent number: 9351762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multifunctional device for exploration and/or intervention, especially for medical use, comprising a hollow handle, which is continued by a main catheter, and a carriage which is mounted so as to slide along the handle and which is coupled to an instrument by a mechanical connection extending inside the main catheter. According to the invention, at least one intermediate carriage is mounted so as to slide along the handle, each of said intermediate carriages having an attachment housed in the handle via a longitudinal slot, in the continuation of which there is a secondary catheter extending inside the main catheter. Moreover, an auxiliary carriage is mounted so as to slide along each intermediate carriage, each of said auxiliary carriages being coupled to an instrument by a mechanical connection extending inside the secondary catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventors: Charles-Henri Pineau, Hervé Coupellier
  • MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE FOR EXPLORATION AND/OR INTERVENTION, ESPECIALLY FOR MEDICAL USE
    Publication number: 20110306953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multifunctional device for exploration and/or intervention, especially for medical use, comprising a hollow handle, which is continued by a main catheter, and a carriage which is mounted so as to slide along the handle and which is coupled to an instrument by a mechanical connection extending inside the main catheter. According to the invention, at least one intermediate carriage is mounted so as to slide along the handle, each of said intermediate carriages having an attachment housed in the handle via a longitudinal slot, in the continuation of which there is a secondary catheter extending inside the main catheter. Moreover, an auxiliary carriage is mounted so as to slide along each intermediate carriage, each of said auxiliary carriages being coupled to an instrument by a mechanical connection extending inside the secondary catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Charles-Henri Pineau, Hervé Coupellier