Patents by Inventor Régis Ferrand

Régis Ferrand 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 for positioning a patient with respect to a radiation
    Patent number: 8740880
    Abstract: A device is provided for positioning a patient with respect to a radiation, the device being a polyarticulated robot including: —at least one linear horizontal displacement rail, —a connecting part capable of carrying out translations with respect to the linear rail and pivoting about an axis of rotation vertical to that linear rail, and —a robotic arm connected to the connecting part, the robotic arm including a wrist with concurrent axes of rotation connected to a patient support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Bureau Francais d'Ingenierie
    Inventors: Samuel Pinault, Régis Ferrand, Jérôme Chemouny
  • DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT WITH RESPECT TO A RADIATION
    Publication number: 20110066278
    Abstract: A device is provided for positioning a patient with respect to a radiation, the device being a polyarticulated robot including: —at least one linear horizontal displacement rail, —a connecting part capable of carrying out translations with respect to the linear rail and pivoting about an axis of rotation vertical to that linear rail, and —a robotic arm connected to the connecting part, the robotic arm including a wrist with concurrent axes of rotation connected to a patient support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Samuel Pinault, Régis Ferrand, Jérôme Chemouny
  • Method and Apparatus for Applying Radiotherapy
    Publication number: 20080317203
    Abstract: A method for positioning a body, such as a living body, includes: measuring a location of a plurality of positioning items; and determining from reference locations of the positioning items and the measured locations if at least one of the positioning items moved with respect to at least another one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Regis Ferrand, Samuel Meyroneinc, Hamid Mammar, Jean-Claude Rosenwald, Alejandro Mazal