Patents by Inventor Pierre Sabin

Pierre Sabin 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).

  • Patent number: 10258353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical assembly for the implantation of an implantable device in a cavity formed in an osseous structure, comprising abase template intended to be fixed to the osseous structure and a plurality of interchangeable templates intended to be successively coupled to the base template, each of the interchangeable templates having at least one through opening to be used for guiding of a tool to form the cavity in the osseous structure and/or position of the implantable device into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: UBIPLUG
    Inventors: Pierre Sabin, Pierre-Yves Quelenn
  • Patent number: 10220197
    Abstract: A percutaneous connection device to be fixed in an osseous structure of a patient to connect an internal entity located inside the body of the patient to an entity external to said body, the device comprising a percutaneous socket having a first end comprising a percutaneous abutment and a second end opposite to the first end, an elongated extension member designed to be inserted within a hole created into the osseous structure, said extension member having a first end to be removably coupled to the second end of the socket and a second end opposite to the first end, an anchoring mechanism for anchoring the device to the osseous structure by osseointegration and a separate connection running through the device from the first end of the percutaneous socket to the second end of the extension member, and comprising at least a first connector arranged within the percutaneous abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PLUGMED HEART
    Inventors: Pierre Sabin, Pierre-Yves Quelenn
  • Publication number: 20160354094
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical assembly for the implantation of an implantable device in a cavity formed in an osseous structure, comprising abase template intended to be fixed to the osseous structure and a plurality of interchangeable templates intended to be successively coupled to the base template, each of the interchangeable templates having at least one through opening to be used for guiding of a tool to form the cavity in the osseous structure and/or position of the implantable device into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: PLUGMED HEART
    Inventors: Pierre Sabin, Pierre-Yves Quelenn
  • Publication number: 20150320991
    Abstract: A percutaneous connection device to be fixed in an osseous structure of a patient to connect an internal entity located inside the body of the patient to an entity external to said body, the device comprising a percutaneous socket having a first end comprising a percutaneous abutment and a second end opposite to the first end, an elongated extension member designed to be inserted within a hole created into the osseous structure, said extension member having a first end comprising means to be removably coupled to the second end of the socket and a second end opposite to the first end, the removable coupling of the extension member relative to the percutaneous socket being designed for angular shifting of the first end of the percutaneous socket relative to the second end of the extension member, anchoring means provided for anchoring the device to the osseous structure by osseointegration and separate connection means running through the device from the first end of the percutaneous socket to the second end of
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: PLUGMED HEART
    Inventors: Pierre Sabin, Pierre-Yves Quelenn
  • Patent number: 9166347
    Abstract: The invention relates to a permanent percutaneous electric connection device intended to be fixed in an osseous structure of a patient to electrically connect an internal entity (150) located inside the body of the patient to an entity external to said body. The device encloses electric connection means running from a first connector to be connected to the external entity to a second connector to be connected to the internal entity. The device has an extension member (120) extending from a socket of the first connector. The extension member is designed for full osseous burial into the osseous structure with its free end (121) being substantially flush with the surface of said osseous structure. The device also comprises an electric connection member (130) comprising the second connector securely fastened to the free end of the extension member (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: PLUGMED HEART
    Inventors: Pierre Sabin, Pierre-Yves Quelenn
  • Patent number: 8639353
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical connection device (1) designed to be implanted inside an animal's body to provide an electrical connection between several electrical wires, characterized in that it comprises: a housing (10) comprising at least one opening (11) formed at the surface of said housing (10) at the end of at least one cavity formed inside the housing (10), said cavity being designed to receive a first electrical wire through opening (11); electrical interconnection means (8) to establish an electrical connection between said first electrical wire and at least one second electrical wire; a means for maintaining the position of the first electrical wire in the corresponding cavity, said position maintenance means having a cam (13) rotatably mounted in the housing to compress said first electrical wire against the inner walls of the cavity during rotation of cam (13) in a direction tending to insert said first electrical wire inside the corresponding cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen
    Inventor: Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20130324945
    Abstract: The invention concerns a novel medical system intended to be fixed in a surgically prepared osseous site of a patient and that connects external components to active entities located inside the body of the patient. External components and active entities are designed to store, emit and/or transfer a specific flow, such as a flow of electricity, data, fluids, solids or light. The external components can be housed in an external housing and bound to active entities being located within the body of the patient through connection elements located within a percutaneous abutment, an implant and possible additional implanted means of connections and/or stimulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20130303020
    Abstract: The invention relates to a permanent percutaneous electric connection device intended to be fixed in an osseous structure of a patient to electrically connect an internal entity (150) located inside the body of the patient to an entity external to said body. The device encloses electric connection means running from a first connector to be connected to the external entity to a second connector to be connected to the internal entity. The device has an extension member (120) extending from a socket of the first connector. The extension member is designed for full osseous burial into the osseous structure with its free end (121) being substantially flush with the surface of said osseous structure. The device also comprises an electric connection member (130) comprising the second connector securely fastened to the free end of the extension member (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: PLUGMED HEART
    Inventors: Pierre Sabin, Pierre-Yves Quelenn
  • Publication number: 20130261720
    Abstract: An extraoral bone-anchored implant device includes an anchoring component (1) with a outer lateral wall designed to cooperate with a bone structure (2) provided with an opening in which the implant device is to be implanted, said outer lateral wall having a surface designed to ensure permanent anchoring of said implant device in the bone structure (2) by osseointegration, said anchoring component (1) further comprising an opening, said opening forming a cavity with a volume adapted to receive a housing device (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Bernard Devauchelle, Pierre Sabin
  • Patent number: 8545255
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical connection system for a percutaneous electrical connection between an electrical device (2) inside an animal body and an electrical device (3) outside said body, comprising a subcutaneous device (10) designed to be connected to internal electrical device (2), said subcutaneous device (10) comprising: an open housing (11) having at least one inner compartment (12), said compartment (12) being filled with a conductive material into which an electrical connection plug can be inserted, the conductive material of compartment (12) being further connected to connection means (5) designed to be connected to internal electrical device (2); a sealing membrane (13) for sealing housing (11), said sealing membrane (13) being formed of an insulating and flexible material designed for insertion of electrical connection plugs from outside housing (11) through said sealing membrane (13) to the conductive material of compartment (12); characterized in that housing (11) comprises alignme
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Litzler, Pierre Sabin
  • Patent number: 8545261
    Abstract: An electrical connection system to electrically connect an internal electrical device (2) positioned inside an animal's body with an external electrical device (3) positioned outside the animal's body. The system includes a cable (4) positioned at least partially inside the animal's body and enclosing at least one electrical wire. The cable (4) has at one end a first connector (5) to connect the at least one electrical wire with an external electrical device (3). The cable (4) has at its other end a second connector (1) placed inside the animal's body. The second connector (1) has connectors to allow an electrical connection between the at least one cable (4) and the internal electrical device (2). The second connector (1) includes additional connectors to allow a removable electrical connection between at least one electrical wire external to the cable (4) and the internal electrical device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Litzler, Pierre Sabin
  • Patent number: 8454701
    Abstract: A surgical method for positioning an extraoral bone-anchored implant device in a receiving bone site of a patient, the patient being a human being or an animal, including the following successive steps: a step of preparing the receiving bone site, a step of impacting the implant in the opening formed in the receiving bone site; a step of leveling the implant and the surrounding bone structure and making them continuous, during which the external table of the bone structure is rubbed at its part surrounding the implant, then bone fragments are positioned on the rubbed parts of the external table of the bone structure, then the bone fragments are covered with a membrane to hold the bone fragments in position, the membrane being attached to the bone structure on one side and to the implant on the other side, so as to prevent bone proliferation on the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Plugmed Heart
    Inventors: Bernard Devauchelle, Pierre Sabin
  • Patent number: 8317840
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical method for positioning a permanent percutaneous electrical connection device in a receiving bone site of a patient, the patient being a human being or an animal, and the device comprising, on the one hand, a plate-implant integrating at least one fixed electrical connection port and, on the other hand, a percutaneous electrical connection abutment designed to be coupled to the electrical connection port, the method comprising the following successive steps: step of preparing the receiving bone site, during which: the cutaneous plane facing the receiving bone site is incised, then the periosteum of the receiving bone site is incised and detached and then reclined to clear the bone structure, then the bone structure is hollowed out so as to form a cavity in which the plate-implant is to be impacted; step of impacting the plate-implant into the cavity formed in the receiving bone site, during which: the plate-implant is anchored in the cavity formed in the receiving bon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Plugmed Heart
    Inventor: Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20120059443
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical connection device (1) designed to be implanted inside an animal's body to provide an electrical connection between several electrical wires, characterized in that it comprises: a housing (10) comprising at least one opening (11) formed at the surface of said housing (10) at the end of at least one cavity formed inside the housing (10), said cavity being designed to receive a first electrical wire through opening (11); electrical interconnection means (8) to establish an electrical connection between said first electrical wire and at least one second electrical wire; a means for maintaining the position of the first electrical wire in the corresponding cavity, said position maintenance means having a cam (13) rotatably mounted in the housing to compress said first electrical wire against the inner walls of the cavity during rotation of cam (13) in a direction tending to insert said first electrical wire inside the corresponding cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventor: Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20120045918
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical connection system for a percutaneous electrical connection between an electrical device (2) inside an animal body and an electrical device (3) outside said body, comprising a subcutaneous device (10) designed to be connected to internal electrical device (2), said subcutaneous device (10) comprising: an open housing (11) having at least one inner compartment (12), said compartment (12) being filled with a conductive material into which an electrical connection plug can be inserted, the conductive material of compartment (12) being further connected to connection means (5) designed to be connected to internal electrical device (2); a sealing membrane (13) for sealing housing (11), said sealing membrane (13) being formed of an insulating and flexible material designed for insertion of electrical connection plugs from outside housing (11) through said sealing membrane (13) to the conductive material of compartment (12); characterized in that housing (11) comprises alignme
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Litzler, Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20120028490
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical connection system to electrically connect an internal electrical device (2) designed to be positioned inside an animal's body with an external electrical device (3) designed to be positioned outside the animal's body, said system having a cable (4) designed to be positioned at least partially inside the animal's body and enclosing at least one electrical wire, said cable (4) comprising at one of its ends a first connection means (5) to connect said at least one electrical wire with external electrical device (3), characterized in that cable (4) further has at its other end a second connection means (1) designed to be placed inside the animal's body, second connection means (1) having connectors to allow an electrical connection between said at least one electrical wire of cable (4) and internal electrical device (2), the second connection means (1) further having additional connectors to allow an electrical connection between at least one electrical wire external to said c
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Litzler, Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20110137357
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surgical method for positioning a permanent percutaneous electrical connection device in a receiving bone site of a patient, the patient being a human being or an animal, and the device comprising, on the one hand, a plate-implant integrating at least one fixed electrical connection port and, on the other hand, a percutaneous electrical connection abutment designed to be coupled to the electrical connection port, the method comprising the following successive steps: step of preparing the receiving bone site, during which: the cutaneous plane facing the receiving bone site is incised, then the periosteum of the receiving bone site is incised and detached and then reclined to clear the bone structure, then the bone structure is hollowed out so as to form a cavity in which the plate-implant is to be impacted; step of impacting the plate-implant into the cavity formed in the receiving bone site, during which: the plate-implant is anchored in the cavity formed in the receiving bon
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20100145162
    Abstract: The invention relates to surgical method for positioning an extraoral bone-anchored implant device in a receiving bone site of a patient, said patient being a human being or an animal, comprising the following successive steps: step of preparing the receiving bone site, during which: the cutaneous plane facing the receiving bone site is incised, then the periosteum of the receiving bone site is first detached and then reclined to clear the bone structure, then the bone structure is cut in order to create an opening in which the implant device will be positioned; step of impacting the implant in the opening formed in the receiving bone site; step of leveling the implant and the surrounding bone structure and making them continuous, during which: the external table of the bone structure is rubbed at its part surrounding the implant, then bone fragments are positioned on the rubbed parts of the external table of the bone structure, then said bone fragments are covered with a membrane to hold the bone frag
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Bernard Devauchelle, Pierre Sabin
  • Publication number: 20050043731
    Abstract: The invention relates to an external bone distractor (1) of the type that consists of: a threaded curvilinear rod (4) comprising several diametrical flat sections (7, 8) with the thread (9) of said rod (4) continuing along longitudinal lines; at least two carriages (2) which are engaged on said rod (4) and which are solidly connected to spindle supports (3); guide means (10, 13) which co-operate with said flat sections (7, 8) in order to prevent the rotation of each of the carriages (2) around the axis of the rod (4); and means for adjusting (14, 15) the position of each of the carriages (2) along the length of said rod (4). The inventive external bone distractor is characterised in that the rod (4) thereof is curvilinear in shape. Said distractor is suitable for use in the reconstruction of curved bone segments, particularly in the jaw, face and skull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Labbe, Jean-Michel Roisin, Pierre Sabin
  • Patent number: 5873368
    Abstract: A transcutaneous device includes a base for attachment to a bone. The device includes a temporary stopper and a transcutaneous pillar containing electrical connections complementary to the electrical connections incorporated in the base. The base also comprises a sealed bacteriological protective membrane which can be perforated by electrically conductive pins of the electrical connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignees: Pierre Sabin, Jean Louis Sabin, Jean-Marie Hugueny, Antoine Warnier
    Inventor: Pierre Sabin