Patents by Inventor Jean De Leval

Jean De Leval 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).

  • Patent number: 9198747
    Abstract: A transobturator technique was developed for treating male urinary incontinence. This approach helped to design specific instruments to pass around the ischio-pubic branches of the male pelvis from inside to outside (i.e from the suburethral space to the thigh fold). The inside-out transobturator sling technique uses specific instruments and a polypropylene mesh with two arms that are passed inside to outside through the obturator foramens, pulled for compressing the bulbar urethra upward, and tied to each other across the midline. The mesh passes around the ischio-pubic branch before being tied under the bulbar urethra where it brings tension and support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Universite De Liege and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Liege
    Inventor: Jean De Leval
  • Patent number: 8641597
    Abstract: A new, quick, simple, efficient, safe, and reproducible surgical technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, in which the posterior urethra is suspended using a tape passed through the obturator orifices from inside (underneath the urethra) to outside (thigh folds). A variety of specifically designed surgical instruments are utilized to perform this operative procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Oniversite de Liège, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
    Inventor: Jean De Leval
  • Publication number: 20090306459
    Abstract: A new, quick, simple, efficient, safe, and reproducible surgical technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, in which the posterior urethra is suspended using a tape passed through the obturator orifices from inside (underneath the urethra) to outside (thigh folds). A variety of specifically designed surgical instruments are utilized to perform this operative procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Universite de Liege and centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
    Inventor: Jean De Leval
  • Patent number: 7611454
    Abstract: A new, quick, simple, efficient, safe, and reproducible surgical technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, in which the posterior urethra is suspended using a tape passed through the obturator orifices from inside (underneath the urethra) to outside (thigh folds). A variety of specifically designed surgical instruments are utilized to perform this operative procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignees: Universite De Liege, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Liege
    Inventor: Jean De Leval
  • Publication number: 20080210247
    Abstract: A transobturator technique was developed for treating male urinary incontinence. This approach helped to design specific instruments to pass around the ischio-pubic branches of the male pelvis from inside to outside (i.e from the suburethral space to the thigh fold). The inside-out transobturator sling technique uses specific instruments and a polypropylene mesh with two arms that are passed inside to outside through the obturator foramens, pulled for compressing the bulbar urethra upward, and tied to each other across the midline. The mesh passes around the ischio-pubic branch before being tied under the bulbar urethra where it brings tension and support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Jean DE LEVAL
  • Patent number: 7204802
    Abstract: A new, quick, simple, efficient, safe, and reproducible surgical technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, in which the posterior urethra is suspended using a tape passed through the obturator orifices from inside (underneath the urethra) to outside (thigh folds). A variety of specifically designed surgical instruments are utilized to perform this operative procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignees: Universite de Liege, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
    Inventor: Jean De Leval
  • Publication number: 20050021086
    Abstract: A new, quick, simple, efficient, safe, and reproducible surgical technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, in which the posterior urethra is suspended using a tape passed through the obturator orifices from inside (underneath the urethra) to outside (thigh folds). A variety of specifically designed surgical instruments are utilized to perform this operative procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Jean De Leval
  • Publication number: 20040097974
    Abstract: A new, quick, simple, efficient, safe, and reproducible surgical technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, in which the posterior urethra is suspended using a tape passed through the obturator orifices from inside (underneath the urethra) to outside (thigh folds). A variety of specifically designed surgical instruments are utilized to perform this operative procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Jean De Leval