Patents by Inventor Martin Hiernaux
Martin Hiernaux 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: 11076847Abstract: A device for supporting an endoscopic tool may include opposite first and second arms extending along a first axis. An attachment system is configured to attach the first arm and the second arm to an endoscope. A curved guide for the endoscopic tool is coupled to the first arm, and has an outlet for launching the endoscopic tool. An angled tissue support surface is provided on the second arm, facing the outlet. The outlet is fixable in a working orientation relative to the first axis, and in the working orientation, a recess of the tissue support surface is configured to accept the endoscopic tool when launched from the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: ENDO TOOLS THERAPEUTICS S.A.Inventors: Martin Hiernaux, Loulia Leclercq, Simon Goldstein, Alexandre Chau
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Publication number: 20200129173Abstract: A device for supporting an endoscopic tool may include opposite first and second arms extending along a first axis. An attachment system is configured to attach the first arm and the second arm to an endoscope. A curved guide for the endoscopic tool is coupled to the first arm, and has an outlet for launching the endoscopic tool. An angled tissue support surface is provided on the second arm, facing the outlet. The outlet is fixable in a working orientation relative to the first axis, and in the working orientation, a recess of the tissue support surface is configured to accept the endoscopic tool when launched from the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Martin HIERNAUX, Loulia LECLERCQ, Simon GOLDSTEIN, Alexandre CHAU
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Patent number: 10245169Abstract: Assembly for endoscopically securing gastrointestinal tissue folds, comprising a first tissue anchor and a second tissue anchor, a first suture thread part and a second suture thread part, each of the first and second thread parts having a connected end and a free end opposite the connected end. The first thread part and the second thread part are tied to each other through a sliding knot, such that the first thread part firms a post of the sliding knot along which the sliding knot is arranged to slide during tightening of the assembly and such that the second thread part wraps around the post to create the sliding knot. The first thread part extends from the first anchor to past the sliding knot where the first thread part's free end forms a post free end, and the second thread part extends from the second anchor to past the sliding knot where the second thread part's free end is free, such that the sliding knot is interposed between the first and second anchors.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: ENDO TOOLS THERAPEUTICS S.A.Inventors: Martin Hiernaux, Alexandre Chau, Michel Joie
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Patent number: 9986996Abstract: A device for supporting an endoscopic tool is disclosed comprising attachment means for attaching the device to an endoscope, a first guide tube having a distal open end and configured for accepting the endoscopic tool through it, first and second projecting members extending distally of the attachment means and being spaced apart when the device is attached to the endoscope to define a working space between them. The attachment means comprise first and second clamping members and at least one cable linking the clamping members. The cable is remotely actuatable for moving the clamping members relative to each other to adjust a spacing between them, accepting an endoscope. The cable allows for securing the clamping members to the endoscope. The first projecting member is attached to the first clamping member such that it has a fixed or at least one fixable position relative to the first clamping member, and the second projecting member is attached to the second clamping member.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: ENDO TOOLS THERAPEUTICS S.A.Inventors: Martin Hiernaux, Alexandre Chau, Jacques Deviere, Vincent Huberty, Mostapha Ibrahim
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Publication number: 20170095363Abstract: Assembly for endoscopically securing gastrointestinal tissue folds, comprising a first tissue anchor and a second tissue anchor, a first suture thread part and a second suture thread part, each of the first and second thread parts having a connected end and a free end opposite the connected end. The first thread part and the second thread part are tied to each other through a sliding knot, such that the first thread part firms a post of the sliding knot along which the sliding knot is arranged to slide during tightening of the assembly and such that the second thread part wraps around the post to create the sliding knot. The first thread part extends from the first anchor to past the sliding knot where the first thread part's free end forms a post free end, and the second thread part extends from the second anchor to past the sliding knot where the second thread part's free end is free, such that the sliding knot is interposed between the first and second anchors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Martin HIERNAUX, Alexandre CHAU, Michel JOIE
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Publication number: 20160235400Abstract: A device for supporting an endoscopic tool is disclosed comprising attachment means for attaching the device to an endoscope, a first guide tube having a distal open end and configured for accepting the endoscopic tool through it, first and second projecting members extending distally of the attachment means and being spaced apart when the device is attached to the endoscope to define a working space between them. The attachment means comprise first and second clamping members and at least one cable linking the clamping members. The cable is remotely actuatable for moving the clamping members relative to each other to adjust a spacing between them, accepting an endoscope. The cable allows for securing the clamping members to the endoscope. The first projecting member is attached to the first clamping member such that it has a fixed or at least one fixable position relative to the first clamping member, and the second projecting member is attached to the second clamping member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Martin HIERNAUX, Alexandre CHAU, Jacques DEVIERE, Vincent HUBERTY, Mostapha IBRAHIM
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Publication number: 20150190173Abstract: An endoscopic surgical apparatus and endoscopic surgery methods comprise an anchoring means for anchoring a living tissue, and a piercing means for piercing the living tissue, each means being driven by an independent driving means. The anchoring means and the piercing means are able to move along parallel axes that extend outside a distal end of a catheter, allowing piercing a living tissue on a short length without having to fold the living tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Endo Tools Therapeutics S.A.Inventors: Martin Hiernaux, Alexandre Chau, Vincent Huberty, Mostafa Ibrahim, Jacques Deviere
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Publication number: 20120053653Abstract: A gastrointestinal device to be implanted into an animal or human tissue includes an elongated body (1) having a first end and a second end, and at least a first abutting member (2) at the first end of the elongated body (1). The device also includes a second abutting member (2?) at the second end of the elongated body (1), which is flexible. The device further includes at least one electrode (16) and a power supply (11) for supplying current to the electrode (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Universite Libre de BruxellesInventors: Martin Hiernaux, Nicolas Cauche, Jacques Deviere, Hubert Louis