Patents by Inventor Lionel Maritan

Lionel Maritan 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).

  • Publication number: 20100262084
    Abstract: According to the invention, first and second locking means (16, 12) are conformed to engage with each other and to permit the locking of an activation means (4) in at least one intermediate position between first and second positions of the activation means (4). The first and second locking means (12, 16) are conformed to be disengaged from each other when the protection member (3) is in a first position, in which a movement of a vessel contained in the device (1) is possible from an initial position to a position for inserting a needle contained in the vessel, and to be engaged with each other when the protection member (3) leaves said first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Herve Abry, Lionel Maritan, Frederic Perot, Frank Carrel
  • Publication number: 20100262083
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device (1) being in one of a passive and active state, triggering of injection being prevented when said device (1) is in its passive state and permitted when said device (1) is in its active state, having: a housing (30, 30a, 30b) receiving a container, the container being in one of a passive state and an active state, movement of the container out of its initial position being prevented when the container is in its passive state, and being permitted when the container is in its active state, and a safety shield (40) coupled with the housing (30) and being movable with respect to the housing along a movement path having a predetermined length, first retaining means (60, 61, 54a) for maintaining the container (20) in its passive state, second retaining means (34a, 81b) for maintaining said device (1) in its passive state, said device (1) being characterized in that it comprises: first deactivating means (50, 53) and second deactivating means (50, 50a) movable coincid
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Guillaume Grunhut, Lionel Maritan
  • Publication number: 20100256570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a product, comprising: a body (3) housing a container, the container being movable relative to said body between an initial position, to an insertion position; a safety shield (26) movable with respect to said container and said body between an insertion position to a protection position, when the user removes the device from an injection site; an external socket (48) receiving the body and provided with selection means (53) which can be placed by a user: either in a first position, in which the body (3) and the external socket (48) are bound to each other, the safety shield extending beyond the distal end of both said body and said external socket in the protection position; or in a second position, in which the external socket (48) is able to move axially in the distal direction with respect to the body (3), both the safety shield and the external socket extending beyond the distal end of said body, in the protection position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventor: Lionel Maritan
  • Publication number: 20100094214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection device (1) comprising:—a container (5) receiving a product, and provided with an injection needle (6),—a housing (9, 11) receiving said container, said container being movable relative to said housing between an initial position, an insertion position, and a final position,—retaining means (12, 15), for maintaining said container in said insertion position,—deactivating means (20), for releasing said retaining means, said device being characterized in that it comprises:—temporizing means (19, 26, 27), for controlling the release of said retaining means until substantially all of the product contained within said container has passed through said injection needle before said container moves to said final position, and—a needle shield (2) coupled with said housing (9, 11) removal of said needle shield being with limited or no rotation of said needle shield. The invention also concerns a kit comprising such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Herve Abry, Franck Carrel, Guillaume Grunhut, Lionel Maritan, Frederic Perot
  • Publication number: 20090312705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for automatic injection of a product (3) and a needle (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Guillaume Grunhut, Lionel Maritan, Frederic Perot
  • Patent number: D607558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson France S.A.S.
    Inventors: Herve Abry, Franck Carrel, Joel Cotten, Lionel Maritan