Patents by Inventor Jean Yves Leroy
Jean Yves Leroy 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).
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Patent number: 10751193Abstract: A device for percutaneous transpedicular fusion includes at least two straight pedicular cannulas arranged respectively on the upper or lower vertebra, or on the two vertebrae of the spinal segment, at least one guide pin with a curved profile, which is implanted in the endplate of the corresponding vertebra through the corresponding pedicular cannula, of a flexible cannulated drill bit guided around the corresponding guide pin and driven in back and forth movements by a cannulated drive system to nibble out gradually slots in the lower and upper endplate of each vertebra and reduce to flaps the nucleic tissues of an intervertebral disk for the production of the intersomatic space, of an injection device connected to one of the straight pedicular cannulas for the injection of the graft into the intersomatic space, and closing devices that are screwed into the holes left free after retraction of the straight pedicular cannulas.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: CLARIANCEInventors: Adrien Billon, Afshin Gangi, Jean Yves Leroy, Sebastien Schuller, Guy Viart, Jean Paul Steib, Christian Mazel, Nicolas Virgaux
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Patent number: 10383641Abstract: The flexible and fluted cutting device for drilling and/or milling a space in bone tissue or connective tissue includes, on the one hand, a cutting element (2) made up of a rigid tube (20) secured at one of its ends to a supple and flexible connection (21) extended by a fluted cutter (22) and at the opposite end to drive element provided with a safety connector (23) for uncoupling the cutting device and, on the other hand, a guide element (3) providing the positioning and angular deformation of the cutting element (2) within the bone tissue or connective tissue.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: ClarianceInventors: Jean Yves LeRoy, Adrien Billon, Sebastien Schuller, Guy Viart, Nicolas Virgaux
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Patent number: 9872687Abstract: The nucleotomy device makes it possible to produce a nuclear space Es in an intervertebral disc Di using a transosseous approach previously pierced in the body of a vertebra Va. The device includes a tool holder (2) provided with first connection elements (3) ensuring the placement of an electric rotary driving motor (4), second connection elements (5) for the placement of a blade cutting tool (6), driving elements (7) imparting rotational and longitudinal translational movements to the cutting tool (6), and injection and suction elements (8) making it possible to evacuate the debris from the nucleus resulting from cutting when it is formed inside the intervertebral disc.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: CLARIANCEInventors: Alain Tornier, Guy Viart, Jean Yves Leroy, Adrien Billon, Brice Krier, Sebastien Shuller, Afshin Gangi, Orlando Ortiz
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Patent number: 9814592Abstract: A nucleus implant includes a core (10) arranged inside a nucleus pulposus space (Es) obtained after nucleotomy of the intervertebral disk (Di) and at least one extension (11) penetrating inside at least one channel (Co) formed in the vertebral body of the corresponding vertebra (Va, Vb) to strengthen and ensure a connection between the nucleus implant (1) and the bone body of the vertebra (Va) and/or (Vb) through the diffusion or migration of the viscoelastic material making up the nucleus implant in the cancellous bone of the vertebra.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: CLARIANCEInventors: Alain Tornier, Guy Viart, Jean-Yves Leroy, Adrien Billon
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Publication number: 20170319251Abstract: The secured guiding device for positioning and guiding a bone anchoring screw during a surgical procedure according to the present invention, includes a guide pin having a deformable bifid free end which is elastically deformable and consists of two blades having, on the one hand, a first so-called “closed” configuration obtained, for example, by a manual stress so as to position the blades in the prolongation of the longitudinal axis of the guide pin so that the latter can be introduced into a guide tube for its positioning at the surgical site and, on the other hand, a second so-called “open” configuration so as to position the blades in two opposite directions and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the guide pin when the blades are outside the guide tube in order to provide a bone support during the positioning of the anchoring screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Guy VIART, Jean Yves LEROY, Brice KRIER, Sebastien SHULLER
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Patent number: 9743962Abstract: The gripping device (1) enables the introduction and attachment of a set screw (101) within a U-shaped link connector (102) of a polyaxial or monoaxial pedicle screw (103) to immobilize a connecting rod (104) of a osteosynthesis device (100), and includes a locking element (2) which is supported against the link connector (102) making it possible to ensure concentricity between the principal axes of the gripping device (1) and those of the link connector (102) and to ensure that the connecting rod (104) is kept on the inside of the link connector (102); and an element for releasing (3) the gripping device (1) after establishing and screwing the set screws (101) inside the link connector (102).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: CLARIANCEInventors: Guy Viart, Brice Krier, Jean Yves Leroy, Nicolas Virgaux, Jean Paul Steib, Sebastien Schuller
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Publication number: 20170202563Abstract: The flexible and fluted cutting device for drilling and/or milling a space in bone tissue or connective tissue includes, on the one hand, a cutting element (2) made up of a rigid tube (20) secured at one of its ends to a supple and flexible connection (21) extended by a fluted cutter (22) and at the opposite end to drive element provided with a safety connector (23) for uncoupling the cutting device and, on the other hand, a guide element (3) providing the positioning and angular deformation of the cutting element (2) within the bone tissue or connective tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Jean Yves LEROY, Adrien BILLON, Sebastien SCHULLER, Guy VIART, Nicolas VIRGAUX
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Publication number: 20170027612Abstract: The gripping device (1) enables the introduction and attachment of a set screw (101) within a U-shaped link connector (102) of a polyaxial or monoaxial pedicle screw (103) to immobilize a connecting rod (104) of a osteosynthesis device (100), and includes a locking element (2) which is supported against the link connector (102) making it possible to ensure concentricity between the principal axes of the gripping device (1) and those of the link connector (102) and to ensure that the connecting rod (104) is kept on the inside of the link connector (102); and an element for releasing (3) the gripping device (1) after establishing and screwing the set screws (101) inside the link connector (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Guy VIART, Brice KRIER, Jean Yves LEROY, Nicolas VIRGAUX, Jean Paul STEIB, Sebastien SCHULLER
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Publication number: 20160302936Abstract: A device for percutaneous transpedicular fusion includes at least two straight pedicular cannulas arranged respectively on the upper or lower vertebra, or on the two vertebrae of the spinal segment, at least one guide pin with a curved profile, which is implanted in the endplate of the corresponding vertebra through the corresponding pedicular cannula, of a flexible cannulated drill bit guided around the corresponding guide pin and driven in back and forth movements by a cannulated drive system to nibble out gradually slots in the lower and upper endplate of each vertebra and reduce to flaps the nucleic tissues of an intervertebral disk for the production of the intersomatic space, of an injection device connected to one of the straight pedicular cannulas for the injection of the graft into the intersomatic space, and closing devices that are screwed into the holes left free after retraction of the straight pedicular cannulas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Adrien BILLON, Afshin GANGI, Jean Yves LEROY, Sebastien SCHULLER, Guy VIART, Jean Paul STEIB, Christian MAZEL, Nicolas VIRGAUX
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Patent number: 9364242Abstract: The drilling device for forming an osseous channel (2) with a curved profile (2b) via a straight cannula (6) previously fixed in the body of a vertebra (3) with a cortical plateau (4) of a spinal segment (Sr) of a vertebral column (Cv) includes a guide pin (8) which is provided from a guide pin kit and has at one of its ends a curved profile (8a) of which the radius of curvature R is less than 20 millimeters, and a sharpened tip (8b) arranged in a direction defined by an angle Y which is less than 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of said pin, the profile of said guide pin (8) making it possible to define, after insertion thereof into the body of the vertebra (3), two contact points a and b ensuring the guidance of the free end of an articulated drill bit (10) so as to position said free end in a direction substantially perpendicular to that of the cortical plateau (4) of the vertebra (3) to be drilled.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: CLARIANCEInventors: Alain Tornier, Guy Viart, Jean-Yves Leroy, Adrien Billon, Afshin Gangi, Orlando Ortiz
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Patent number: 9247974Abstract: Disclosed is a polyaxial screw including a friction element (12) positioned between the head (3) of the threaded bone anchoring portion (2) and the head (9) of the mechanical thread anchoring portion (4) on the one hand, and a retaining element (13, 18) ensuring that the anchoring portions (2, 4) cannot separate from each other while guaranteeing that the anchoring portion with the mechanical thread (4) is free to move in vertical translation and angular pivoting with respect to the threaded bone anchoring portion (2) so as to be able to axially preposition the mechanical thread anchoring portion (4) with respect to the axial anchoring position of the threaded bone anchoring portion (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: CLARIANCEInventors: Alain Tornier, Guy Viart, Jean Yves Leroy, Bruno Sauvage
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Patent number: 9119637Abstract: The drilling device is composed of an articulated drill (1) provided with a metal tube (10) including, along its longitudinal axis XX?, and at one of its ends, fixing elements (11) that cooperate with a device (2) for driving it in an oscillatory movement, while the other end includes a profile (12) with a succession of alternately concave and convex loops (13) ensuring the deformation of the profile along a radius of curvature r, and at least one series of teeth (15, 16) with cutting edges (17, 18).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: CLARIANCEInventors: Alain Tornier, Guy Viart, Jean Yves Leroy, Brice Krier, Adrien Billon
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Publication number: 20140197626Abstract: A multilayer structure incorporating at least one security element. The multilayer structure includes a substrate made of a thermoplastic material with at least one non-opaque region. The multilayer structure further includes an external layer. An internal layer is disposed between the substrate and the external layer. The external and internal layers are made of a thermoplastic material. An opening in the internal layer defines a security region. An insert having a non-opaque security element is at least partially disposed within the security region. The security element and the non-opaque region of the substrate at least partially overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: ARJOWIGGINS SECURITYInventors: Thibault Le Loarer, Alice Genet, Jean-Yves Leroy
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Publication number: 20140025079Abstract: The nucleotomy device makes it possible to produce a nuclear space Es in an intervertebral disc Di using a transosseous approach previously pierced in the body of a vertebra Va. The device includes a tool holder (2) provided with first connection elements (3) ensuring the placement of an electric rotary driving motor (4), second connection elements (5) for the placement of a blade cutting tool (6), driving elements (7) imparting rotational and longitudinal translational movements to the cutting tool (6), and injection and suction elements (8) making it possible to evacuate the debris from the nucleus resulting from cutting when it is formed inside the intervertebral disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Alain TORNIER, Guy VIART, Jean Yves LEROY, Adrien BILLON, Brice KRIER, Sebastien SHULLER, Afshin GANGI, Orlando ORTIZ
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Publication number: 20140012333Abstract: Disclosed is a polyaxial screw including a friction element (12) positioned between the head (3) of the threaded bone anchoring portion (2) and the head (9) of the mechanical thread anchoring portion (4) on the one hand, and a retaining element (13, 18) ensuring that the anchoring portions (2, 4) cannot separate from each other while guaranteeing that the anchoring portion with the mechanical thread (4) is free to move in vertical translation and angular pivoting with respect to the threaded bone anchoring portion (2) so as to be able to axially preposition the mechanical thread anchoring portion (4) with respect to the axial anchoring position of the threaded bone anchoring portion (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Alain TORNIER, Guy VIART, Jean Yves LEROY, Bruno SAUVAGE
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Patent number: 8526086Abstract: A metallised film includes at least one reflective layer (14, 17) of printed metallised ink, wherein the layer (17) of printed metallised ink includes a hardened binder incorporating at least one charge of metallised particles exhibiting a reflective metallic appearance, and the charge of metallised particles includes particles in the general form of platelets exhibiting reflective faces, and wherein the layer (17) of printed metallised ink is applied in contact with a layer (14, 15) exhibiting a surface tension greater than 40 dynes/cm and a smooth surface quality of specular reflection greater than 50%, measured in accordance with standard ISO 2813 with an angle of 60°. A process for manufacturing this film is also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: FasverInventors: Francois Trantoul, Jean-Yves Leroy, Laurence Bes
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Patent number: 8328850Abstract: The immobilization device for a connecting rod (2) in an osseous anchoring element (3) of a rachidian implant (4) comprises an osseous anchoring implant (3) comprising retaining means (14, 15) adapted to deform elastically under a pressure force F and a blocking element (5) comprising on the one hand lugs (33, 34) which coact with the retaining means (14, 15) to permit the securement of the blocking element (5) on the osseous anchoring element (3), and on the other hand, a tightening screw (31) permitting immobilizing in rotation and in translation the connecting rod (2) between the osseous anchoring element (3) and the blocking element (5).Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2003Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Choice Spine, LPInventors: Pierre Bernard, Tiphaine Leport, Jean-Yves Leroy, Pascal Rokegem, Guy Viart, Arnaud Pommier
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Publication number: 20100277778Abstract: A metallised film includes at least one reflective layer (14, 17) of printed metallised ink, wherein the layer (17) of printed metallised ink includes a hardened binder incorporating at least one charge of metallised particles exhibiting a reflective metallic appearance, and the charge of metallised particles includes particles in the general form of platelets exhibiting reflective faces, and wherein the layer (17) of printed metallised ink is applied in contact with a layer (14, 15) exhibiting a surface tension greater than 40 dynes/cm and a smooth surface quality of specular reflection greater than 50%, measured in accordance with standard ISO 2813 with an angle of 60°. A process for manufacturing this film is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: FASVERInventors: François TRANTOUL, Jean-Yves LEROY, Laurence BES
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Publication number: 20100148487Abstract: A flexible adhesive label for anti-falsification security includes a first flexible sheet (1) whose format corresponds at least substantially to that of the label, at least one antenna (2) for remote transmission and at least one microcircuit (8) all fixed to a first face (14) of the first sheet (1), a layer (15) of external adhesive covering the second face (18) of the first sheet (1), and suitable for allowing the adhesive label to be bonded to an official document. The first sheet (1) and each microcircuit (8) are covered with a second printable flexible sheet (12)—notably of paper—bonded by a layer of adhesive (13) onto the first face (14) and onto each microcircuit (8). The invention extends to an official document including at least one label according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: FASVERInventors: Francois Trantoul, Jean-Yves Leroy
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Publication number: 20090236034Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a film for transferring at least one mark on a substrate (10), each mark comprising an embossed and/or metallized pattern, said transfer film including a base film (1), a multilayer film supported by said base film (1), and comprising an optical layer (5), including an embossed and/or metallized image, a releasing layer (2) arranged between said base film (1) and said multilayer film (9) for enabling, during a transfer, said film (1) to be detached from said multilayer film (9), an adhesive layer (7) arranged opposite said releasing layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2007Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Jean-Yves Leroy, Francois Trantoul