Patents by Inventor Massimo Pachetti

Massimo Pachetti 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).

  • Assembly comprising a blood filter for temporary or definitive use and a device for implanting it, corresponding filter and method of implanting such a filter
    Patent number: 6193739
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly using a vascular filter accommodated in an implanting sleeve from which is can be partially expelled in the case of temporary filtration use by means of a maneuvring rod to which the filter is connected in separable manner, so that, in the case of definitive use, the filter is separated therefrom, then being expelled from the sleeve. The filter may have legs in the shape of a corolla and extensions, for retaining it in place in the vessel, which naturally define a cylinder. Use in the treatment of risk of embolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: B. Braun Celsa
    Inventors: Gérard Chevillon, Guy Nadal, Massimo Pachetti