Patents by Inventor Philippe Ciquin

Philippe Ciquin 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).

  • DEVICE TO PREVENT URINARY LEAKAGE
    Publication number: 20110124955
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device to prevent urinary leakage intended to be implanted in a patient, comprising: compression means (1, 3, 4, 5) to compress the patient's urethra, electronic control means (2) to actuate the compression means (1, 3, 4, 5), characterized in that it further comprises measurement means (7) to measure the patient's activity, coupled with the control means (2), the control means (2) functioning according to a predictive model of urinary leakage based on patient activity, so as to anticipate a possible urinary leak in relation to the measured activity of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Universite Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1
    Inventors: Philippe Ciquin, Pierren Mozer, Hamid Lamraoui, Agnes Bonvilain, Gilberte Robain