Patents by Inventor Nikolaos Stergiopulos

Nikolaos Stergiopulos 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: 20160287439
    Abstract: The device comprises at least an inlet tube for the passage of fluid to be drained, said tube being connected to a chamber wherein said chamber comprises rotating means for adjusting the flow rate in said tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventor: NIKOLAOS STERGIOPULOS
  • Patent number: 9375347
    Abstract: The device comprises at least an inlet tube for the passage of fluid to be drained, said tube being connected to a chamber wherein said chamber comprises rotating means for adjusting the flow rate in said tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventor: Nikolaos Stergiopulos
  • Publication number: 20160101288
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for treating a sexual disorder such as erectile dysfunction (ED) or female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD). An electrical stimulation system may include an implantable stimulation unit, an external patient controller, and an external physician controller. The implantable stimulation unit has an array of electrodes disposed on one or more flexible substrates configured to conform to a patient's anatomy at the pelvic plexus. Post-implantation, the physician controller may direct the stimulation unit to stimulate with select electrode(s) of the array to determine which electrode configuration provides optimal sexual arousal. The patient controller may be used to cause the stimulation unit to stimulate using the optimal electrode configuration at desired times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Rodrigo Araujo FRAGA DA SILVA, Nikolaos STERGIOPULOS
  • Publication number: 20150335488
    Abstract: An ocular drainage system is provided for treating diseases that produce elevated intraocular pressures, such as glaucoma, wherein the system includes an implantable device and an external control unit, the implantable device includes a non-invasively adjustable valve featuring at least one deformable tube and a disk rotatably mounted within a housing, such that rotation of the disk using the external control unit causes the disk to apply a selected amount of compression to the deformable tube, thereby adjusting the fluidic resistance of the deformable tube and regulating the intraocular pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE
    Inventors: Stéphane BIGLER, Nikolaos Stergiopulos
  • Patent number: 9101445
    Abstract: An ocular drainage system is provided for treating diseases that produce elevated intraocular pressures, such as glaucoma, wherein the system includes an implantable device and an external control unit. The implantable device includes a non-invasively adjustable valve featuring at least one deformable tube and a disk rotatably mounted within a housing, such that rotation of the disk using the external control unit causes the disk to apply a selected amount of compression to the deformable tube, thereby adjusting the fluidic resistance of the deformable tube and regulating the intraocular pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Stéphane Bigler, Nikolaos Stergiopulos
  • Publication number: 20120184892
    Abstract: An ocular drainage system is provided for treating diseases that produce elevated intraocular pressures, such as glaucoma, wherein the system includes an implantable device and an external control unit. The implantable device includes a non-invasively adjustable valve featuring at least one deformable tube and a disk rotatably mounted within a housing, such that rotation of the disk using the external control unit causes the disk to apply a selected amount of compression to the deformable tube, thereby adjusting the fluidic resistance of the deformable tube and regulating the intraocular pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Stéphane Bigler, Nikolaos Stergiopulos
  • Patent number: 8080002
    Abstract: The implantable drug delivery device comprises at least an implantable pump, a reservoir and a delivery chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Nikolaos Stergiopulos, Michel Bachmann
  • Publication number: 20110066098
    Abstract: The device comprises at least an inlet tube for the passage of fluid to be drained, said tube being connected to a chamber wherein said chamber comprises rotating means for adjusting the flow rate in said tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventor: Nikolaos Stergiopulos
  • Publication number: 20100168673
    Abstract: The implantable drug delivery device comprises at least an implantable pump, a reservoir and a delivery chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Nikolaos Stergiopulos, Michel Bachmann
  • Patent number: 7094254
    Abstract: An intravascular dilator includes a central body acting as deflector o the blood flow to increase the value of shear stress to the artery wall. Flexible spires soldered to the deflector are radially extensible from a first diameter substantially equal to the deflector diameter to a second diameter greater than the artery diameter, the spires rest against the artery internal wall in operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
    Inventor: Nikolaos Stergiopulos
  • Patent number: 6641605
    Abstract: An intravascular dilator includes a central body acting as deflector o the blood flow to increase the value of shear stress to the artery wall. Flexible spires soldered to the deflector are radially extensible from a first diameter substantially equal to the deflector diameter to a second diameter greater than the artery diameter, the spires rest against the artery internal wall in operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de la Lausanne
    Inventor: Nikolaos Stergiopulos
  • Publication number: 20020198591
    Abstract: An intravascular dilator includes a central body acting as deflector o the blood flow to increase the value of shear stress to the artery wall. Flexible spires soldered to the deflector are radially extensible from a first diameter substantially equal to the deflector diameter to a second diameter greater than the artery diameter, the spires rest against the artery internal wall in operative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
    Inventor: Nikolaos Stergiopulos