Patents by Inventor Jean Marie Steeve Lamvohee

Jean Marie Steeve Lamvohee 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).

  • Speech valve, a tool for facilitating insertion of a speech valve and a tool for holding a speech valve
    Patent number: 9675448
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating insertion of a speech valve with a flexible retention flange into a fistula between the trachea and the esophagus of a human patient. The tool has a wall curved to define a passage having opposed open first and second passage ends and an axis extending therebetween. The wall has an external surface insertable into a fistula between the trachea and esophagus and defining a slot which extends from the passage to the external surface of the wall. The slot has an opening at the first passage end extending from the first passage end to at least a part of the way to the second passage end and at least a portion of the slot progresses angularly around the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL
    Inventors: Michael Fagan, Jean Marie Steeve Lamvohee, Catherine Dobson
  • SPEECH VALVE, A TOOL FOR FACILITATING INSERTION OF A SPEECH VALVE AND A TOOL FOR HOLDING A SPEECH VALVE
    Publication number: 20120215306
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating insertion of a speech valve with a flexible retention flange into a fistula between the trachea and the oesophagus of a human patient. The tool has a wall curved to define a passage having opposed open first and second passage ends and an axis extending therebetween. The wall has an external surface insertable into a fistula between the trachea and oesophagus and defining a slot which extends from the passage to the external surface of the wall. The slot has an opening at the first passage end extending from the first passage end to at least a part of the way to the second passage end and at least a portion of the slot progresses angularly around the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL
    Inventors: Michael Fagan, Jean Marie Steeve Lamvohee, Catherine Dobson