Patents by Inventor Stéphane Gully

Stéphane Gully 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).

  • Surface features for device retention
    Patent number: 11013530
    Abstract: Surface features for device retention are disclosed herein, e.g., for retaining an access port within a patient during a surgical procedure. The surface features can prevent ejection of the access port from a body of a patient. The surface features can be positioned along the access port and configured to glide along body tissues with minimal friction so as not to hinder travel of the access port in an insertion direction. After insertion of the access port, the surface features can engage with surrounding tissue to increase friction therebetween and to prevent ejection of the access port from the patient. Deployment of the surface features can occur due to friction with the surrounding tissue and/or via activation of the surface features to protrude from the access port. The surface features can include teeth, hooks, scales, fins, bristles, braids, and/or threads for engaging tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Medos International Sarl
    Inventors: Véronique Christine Zollmann, Jorg Priewe, Barbara Schuldt-Hempe, Susanne Landgrebe, Stéphane Gully, Roger Berger
  • SURFACE FEATURES FOR DEVICE RETENTION
    Publication number: 20200281579
    Abstract: Surface features for device retention are disclosed herein, e.g., for retaining an access port within a patient during a surgical procedure. The surface features can prevent ejection of the access port from a body of a patient. The surface features can be positioned along the access port and configured to glide along body tissues with minimal friction so as not to hinder travel of the access port in an insertion direction. After insertion of the access port, the surface features can engage with surrounding tissue to increase friction therebetween and to prevent ejection of the access port from the patient. Deployment of the surface features can occur due to friction with the surrounding tissue and/or via activation of the surface features to protrude from the access port. The surface features can include teeth, hooks, scales, fins, bristles, braids, and/or threads for engaging tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Véronique Christine Zollmann, Jorg Priewe, Barbara Schuldt-Hempe, Susanne Landgrebe, Stéphane Gully, Roger Berger