Patents by Inventor Pierre Mombrinie

Pierre Mombrinie 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).

  • Liquid cleansing and evacuation method and apparatus for use in surgical procedures
    Patent number: 5380278
    Abstract: A method for cleansing operative tissue during a surgical procedure includes providing a cleansing liquid for application to the operative tissue in a region of surgical activity where the surgical procedure is being performed, continuously bathing the operative tissue in the region of surgical activity with the liquid and continuously evacuating the liquid from the region of surgical activity by drawing a vacuum through a perforate member covered with hydrophilic wicking material and having liquid spreading material interposed between the perforate member and the hydrophilic wicking material thereby to distribute the liquid to be evacuated as wicked by the wicking material over the surface of the perforate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventor: Pierre Mombrinie