Patents by Inventor Peter HALVAX

Peter HALVAX 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).

  • Surgical staple having two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area
    Patent number: 11969168
    Abstract: A surgical staple has two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area. Each one of the arms has a pinching area and a fastening end and the transverse connection area is deformable to allow the movable arms to be moved together by bending around the axis of the transverse connection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE
    Inventors: Amilcar Alzaga, Peter Halvax, Lee L. Swanstrom
  • Surgical staple having two movable branches connected by a transverse connecting zone
    Patent number: 11547419
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a surgical staple defining a median folding zone which is continued by a pair of branches, each branch having a pointed fastening end and an intermediate clamping zone situated between the median folding zone and the pointed fastening end. The staple is deformable so that each branch can be folded relative to the median folding zone by causing each fastening end to approach the other branch, the staple being formed by a metal cutout pre-shaped by folding, and is of constant thickness. Intermediate clamping zones of the two branches are cut out such as to form at least two teeth, the edges of which form two complementary clamping surfaces, parallel to the median plane when the staple is folded. The cross-section of clamping surfaces correspond to the cross-section of the metal cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Amilcar Alzaga, Peter Halvax, Lee L. Swanström, Juan Hernandez
  • SURGICAL STAPLE HAVING TWO MOVABLE BRANCHES CONNECTED BY A TRANSVERSE CONNECTING ZONE
    Publication number: 20210128154
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a surgical staple defining a median folding zone which is continued by a pair of branches, each branch having a pointed fastening end and an intermediate clamping zone situated between the median folding zone and the pointed fastening end. The staple is deformable so that each branch can be folded relative to the median folding zone by causing each fastening end to approach the other branch, the staple being formed by a metal cutout pre-shaped by folding, and is of constant thickness. Intermediate clamping zones of the two branches are cut out such as to form at least two teeth, the edges of which form two complementary clamping surfaces, parallel to the median plane when the staple is folded. The cross-section of clamping surfaces correspond to the cross-section of the metal cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE
    Inventors: Amilcar ALZAGA, Peter HALVAX, Lee L. SWANSTRÖM, Juan HERNANDEZ
  • SURGICAL STAPLE HAVING TWO MOVABLE ARMS CONNECTED BY A TRANSVERSE CONNECTION AREA
    Publication number: 20210068821
    Abstract: A surgical staple has two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area. Each one of the arms has a pinching area and a fastening end and the transverse connection area is deformable to allow the movable arms to be moved together by bending around the axis of the transverse connection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE
    Inventors: Amilcar ALZAGA, Peter HALVAX, Lee L. SWANSTROM
  • Surgical staple having two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area
    Patent number: 10842484
    Abstract: A surgical staple has two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area. Each one of the arms has a pinching area and a fastening end and the transverse connection area is deformable to allow the movable arms to be moved together by bending around the axis of the transverse connection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire de Chirurgle Mini-Invasive Guidee Par L'Image S/c IRCAD
    Inventors: Amilcar Alzaga, Peter Halvax, Lee L. Swanström
  • Implantable device to treat obesity
    Patent number: 10376399
    Abstract: An implantable device to treat obesity and a method of using the same, the device (31) is able to create a repetitive mechanical constraint on a gastrointestinal organ wall and includes: an energy source (36), and a mechanical stimulation element (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE
    Inventors: Michele Diana, Peter Halvax, Fernand Martel, Bruno Mutet, Lee Swanstrom
  • SURGICAL STAPLE HAVING TWO MOVABLE ARMS CONNECTED BY A TRANSVERSE CONNECTION AREA
    Publication number: 20180028181
    Abstract: A surgical staple has two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area. Each one of the arms has a pinching area and a fastening end and the transverse connection area is deformable to allow the movable arms to be moved together by bending around the axis of the transverse connection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE
    Inventors: Amilcar ALZAGA, Peter HALVAX, Lee L. SWANSTRÖM
  • IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO TREAT OBESITY
    Publication number: 20160235569
    Abstract: An implantable device to treat obesity and a method of using the same, the device (31) is able to create a repetitive mechanical constraint on a gastrointestinal organ wall and includes: an energy source (36), and a mechanical stimulation element (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Michele DIANA, Peter HALVAX, Fernand MARTEL, Bruno MUTET, Lee SWANSTROM