Patents by Inventor Jerome Cau

Jerome Cau 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: 8157838
    Abstract: A device for delivering a plug (1) in a vessel of a human or animal body, includes an inserter provided with a guiding channel (4) and elements for urging the plug into the channel (4), characterized in that the channel (4) is adapted for radially compressing the plug during the displacement thereof towards the distal end of the channel (4). The compression of the plug (1) is carried out only a few seconds before its placement while respecting the integrity thereof. The elasticity characteristics of the plug (1) are thus fully preserved. The present device can be used in open surgery or endoscopy, mainly in vascular surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Protomed
    Inventors: Michel Costecalde, Jerome Cau, Frederic Mouret, Joachim Ramos Clamote
  • Publication number: 20110263944
    Abstract: A laparoscopic spacer (1) to keep a first organ at a distance from a second organ during an operation on said second organ, comprising: a maneuvering grip (2); a tube having as extensions at least two preformed flexible blades (6a, 6b) so that the blades (6a, 6b), in a first position, extend substantially parallel to one another; a smooth net or a smooth membrane extending between the blades (6a, 6b); a sheath (7) arranged to receive the blades (6a, 6b) in their first position and to allow their passage to a second position in which they automatically expand on both sides of said tube. The spacer comprises a return device provided to maintain the gap between the two blades (6a, 6b). The invention also relates to a laparoscopic device comprising such a spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventor: Jerome Cau
  • Publication number: 20100042145
    Abstract: A device for delivering a plug (1) in a vessel of a human or animal body, includes an inserter provided with a guiding channel (4) and elements for urging the plug into the channel (4), characterized in that the channel (4) is adapted for radially compressing the plug during the displacement thereof towards the distal end of the channel (4). The compression of the plug (1) is carried out only a few seconds before its placement while respecting the integrity thereof. The elasticity characteristics of the plug (1) are thus fully preserved. The present device can be used in open surgery or endoscopy, mainly in vascular surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Protomed
    Inventors: Michel Costecalde, Jerome Cau, Frederic Mouret, Joachim Ramos