Patents by Inventor Paul Van de Heyning

Paul Van de Heyning 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).

  • Cochlear implant electrode insertion bridge
    Patent number: 10034797
    Abstract: An electrode guide bridge is used for inserting a cochlear implant electrode into a cochlea scala of a patient cochlea. An electrode holder encloses at least a portion of a cochlear implant electrode while allowing the electrode to slide freely without friction. A pointed distal tip of the electrode holder is sized to fit within a posterior tympanotomy during electrode insertion surgery and into an electrode opening in an outer surface of the patient cochlea without entering the cochlea scala to prevent an apical tip of the enclosed electrode from contacting tissues around the electrode opening during the insertion surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Jolly, Anandhan Dhanasingh, Paul van de Heyning
  • Cochlear Implant Electrode Insertion Bridge
    Publication number: 20160262938
    Abstract: An electrode guide bridge is used for inserting a cochlear implant electrode into a cochlea scala of a patient cochlea. An electrode holder encloses at least a portion of a cochlear implant electrode while allowing the electrode to slide freely without friction. A pointed distal tip of the electrode holder is sized to fit within a posterior tympanotomy during electrode insertion surgery and into an electrode opening in an outer surface of the patient cochlea without entering the cochlea scala to prevent an apical tip of the enclosed electrode from contacting tissues around the electrode opening during the insertion surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Claude Jolly, Anandhan Dhanasingh, Paul van de Heyning
  • Cochlear implant electrode insertion bridge
    Patent number: 9381040
    Abstract: An electrode guide bridge is used for inserting a cochlear implant electrode into a cochlea scala of a patient cochlea. An electrode holder encloses at least a portion of a cochlear implant electrode while allowing the electrode to slide freely without friction. A pointed distal tip of the electrode holder is sized to fit within a posterior tympanotomy during electrode insertion surgery and into an electrode opening in an outer surface of the patient cochlea without entering the cochlea scala to prevent an apical tip of the enclosed electrode from contacting tissues around the electrode opening during the insertion surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Jolly, Anandhan Dhanasingh, Paul van de Heyning
  • Cochlear Implant Electrode Insertion Bridge
    Publication number: 20150032123
    Abstract: An electrode guide bridge is used for inserting a cochlear implant electrode into a cochlea scala of a patient cochlea. An electrode holder encloses at least a portion of a cochlear implant electrode while allowing the electrode to slide freely without friction. A pointed distal tip of the electrode holder is sized to fit within a posterior tympanotomy during electrode insertion surgery and into an electrode opening in an outer surface of the patient cochlea without entering the cochlea scala to prevent an apical tip of the enclosed electrode from contacting tissues around the electrode opening during the insertion surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Claude Jolly, Anandhan Dhanasingh, Paul van de Heyning
  • Methods of diagnosis and treatment of meniere disease
    Patent number: 6730475
    Abstract: The invention features methods of diagnosing and treating Meniere disease. The invention also features kits and probes for diagnosing Meniere disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignees: Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of Antwerp
    Inventors: Nahid Robertson, Cynthia Morton, Guy Van Camp, Erik Fransen, Paul Van de Heyning