Patents by Inventor Nicolas VIRGAUX

Nicolas VIRGAUX 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: 10751193
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: CLARIANCE
    Inventors: Adrien Billon, Afshin Gangi, Jean Yves Leroy, Sebastien Schuller, Guy Viart, Jean Paul Steib, Christian Mazel, Nicolas Virgaux
  • Patent number: 10383641
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Clariance
    Inventors: Jean Yves LeRoy, Adrien Billon, Sebastien Schuller, Guy Viart, Nicolas Virgaux
  • Patent number: 10188430
    Abstract: A discontinuously double-threaded bone screw includes a drive head and anchoring body consisting of a cylindro-conical core over which extend at least two cylindro-conical threads, the anchoring body including anchoring portions of different profiles, ensuring an anchoring corresponding to different bone hardnesses and strengths, the anchoring body including, below the drive head, a first anchoring portion with a conical core and two threads with cylindrical profile and identical pitch, a second anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and a single cylindrical thread over ¼ turn, a third anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and two threads with cylindrical profile over ½ turn, a fourth anchoring portion including a cylindrical core and a single thread with cylindrical profile n turn based on total length of the bone screw, and a fifth anchoring portion including a conical core and two threads with conical profile forming the tip of the bone screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: CLARIANCE
    Inventors: Bruno Sauvage, Brice Krier, Guy Viart, Nicolas Virgaux, Pascal Rokegem, Andrew Clavenna
  • Patent number: 9743962
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: CLARIANCE
    Inventors: Guy Viart, Brice Krier, Jean Yves Leroy, Nicolas Virgaux, Jean Paul Steib, Sebastien Schuller
  • Publication number: 20170202563
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jean Yves LEROY, Adrien BILLON, Sebastien SCHULLER, Guy VIART, Nicolas VIRGAUX
  • Publication number: 20170135730
    Abstract: A discontinuously double-threaded bone screw includes a drive head and anchoring body consisting of a cylindro-conical core over which extend at least two cylindro-conical threads, the anchoring body including anchoring portions of different profiles, ensuring an anchoring corresponding to different bone hardnesses and strengths, the anchoring body including, below the drive head, a first anchoring portion with a conical core and two threads with cylindrical profile and identical pitch, a second anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and a single cylindrical thread over ¼ turn, a third anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and two threads with cylindrical profile over ½ turn, a fourth anchoring portion including a cylindrical core and a single thread with cylindrical profile over n turn based on total length of the bone screw, and a fifth anchoring portion including a conical core and two threads with conical profile forming the tip of the bone screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Bruno SAUVAGE, Brice KRIER, Guy VIART, Nicolas VIRGAUX, Pascal ROKEGEM, Andrew CLAVENNA
  • Publication number: 20170027612
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Guy VIART, Brice KRIER, Jean Yves LEROY, Nicolas VIRGAUX, Jean Paul STEIB, Sebastien SCHULLER
  • Publication number: 20160302936
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Adrien BILLON, Afshin GANGI, Jean Yves LEROY, Sebastien SCHULLER, Guy VIART, Jean Paul STEIB, Christian MAZEL, Nicolas VIRGAUX