Patents by Inventor Paul Perrin

Paul Perrin 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).

  • Urethral probe and apparatus for the therapeutic treatment of the prostate by thermotherapy
    Patent number: 5509929
    Abstract: A urethral probe having a front part and a rear part, and a microwave antenna connected to an external device for generating microwaves. The microwave antenna has its primary active heating part arranged in the urethral probe to be directed onto the prostatic tissues located at least at the level of the bladder neck in the working position.The urethral probe constitutes an essential element of a device for the therapeutic treatment of tissues by thermotherapy, more particularly tissues of the bladder neck of the bladder of a human being.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Technomed Medical Systems
    Inventors: Gerard Hascoet, Fran.cedilla.ois Lacoste, Muriel Cathaud, Marian Devonec, Paul Perrin
  • Method and apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, and in particular the prostate, using a urethral microwave-emitting probe means
    Patent number: 5480417
    Abstract: An apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, in particular prostate, is disclosed comprising a urethral emitting probe having a front end and a rear end, capable of being inserted in the urethra, provided with microwave antenna located intermediate or in the vicinity of said front end, said microwave antenna being connected to an external microwave generating device, and working at a frequency and at a power effective to heat said tissues to a predetermined temperature for a period of time sufficient to treat said tissues by thermal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Technomed Medical Systems
    Inventors: Gerard Hascoet, Francois LaCoste, Muriel Cathaud, Jean-Marie Jacomino, Marian Devonec, Paul Perrin
  • Method and apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, and in particular the prostate, using a urethral microwave-emitting probe means
    Patent number: 5234004
    Abstract: An apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, in particular the prostate, is disclosed comprising a urethral emitting probe having a front end capable of being inserted in the urethra, provided with a microwave antenna located intermediate or in the vicinity of the front end, the microwave antenna being connected to an external microwave generating device, and working at a frequency and at a power effective to heat the tissues to a predetermined temperature for a period of time sufficient to treat the tissues by thermal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Technomed International
    Inventors: Gerard Hascoet, Francois Lacoste, Muriel Cathaud, Jean-Marie Jacomino, Marian Devonec, Paul Perrin