Patents by Inventor Stephane Befahy

Stephane Befahy 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: 10898715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable probe comprising a sleeve adapted to be wound around an elongated cylindrical organ, such as a vagus nerve. The sleeve comprises a sheet of elastically deformable material carrying a detection/stimulation electrode being prestressed so as to allow its self-winding from an initial position where the sheet is held under stress in the deployed state to a final position where the sheet is freely spirally wound forming a sleeve around the organ. The sheet is delimited by inner and outer lateral edges of the sleeve after winding, a first transverse edge joining the first homologous ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge, and a second opposite transversal edge joining homologous second ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. In the final position of the sleeve, the sheet comprises at least one area having a constraint near the first and/or second transverse edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Sorin CRM SAS
    Inventors: Stéphane Befahy, Hervé Mevel, Vincent Callegari
  • Patent number: 10864369
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to implantable probes. An implantable probe includes a sleeve capable of being wound around an elongate organ of cylindrical shape, and includes a sheet of elastically deformable material that supports at least one electrode. The sheet is prestressed in such a way as to allow it to self-wind from an initial position, in which the sheet is kept stressed in the deployed state, to a final position, in which the sheet is wound freely in a spiral to form a sleeve around the organ, with the first face, which supports the electrodes, being directed towards the inside. The sheet is delimited by an outer lateral edge of the sleeve after winding, an inner lateral edge of the sleeve after winding, and a first transverse edge and a second, opposite transverse edge. The sheet includes perforations located in proximity to the first and/or second transverse edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Sorin CRM SAS
    Inventors: Hervé Mevel, Stéphane Befahy, Vincent Callegari
  • Publication number: 20190076650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable probe comprising a sleeve adapted to be wound around an elongated cylindrical organ, such as a vagus nerve. The sleeve comprises a sheet of elastically deformable material carrying a detection/stimulation electrode being prestressed so as to allow its self-winding from an initial position where the sheet is held under stress in the deployed state to a final position where the sheet is freely spirally wound forming a sleeve around the organ. The sheet is delimited by inner and outer lateral edges of the sleeve after winding, a first transverse edge joining the first homologous ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge, and a second opposite transversal edge joining homologous second ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. In the final position of the sleeve, the sheet comprises at least one area having a constraint near the first and/or second transverse edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Stéphane Befahy, Hervé Mevel, Vincent Callegari
  • Publication number: 20180304071
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to implantable probes. An implantable probe includes a sleeve capable of being wound around an elongate organ of cylindrical shape, and includes a sheet of elastically deformable material that supports at least one electrode. The sheet is prestressed in such a way as to allow it to self-wind from an initial position, in which the sheet is kept stressed in the deployed state, to a final position, in which the sheet is wound freely in a spiral to form a sleeve around the organ, with the first face, which supports the electrodes, being directed towards the inside. The sheet is delimited by an outer lateral edge of the sleeve after winding, an inner lateral edge of the sleeve after winding, and a first transverse edge and a second, opposite transverse edge. The sheet includes perforations located in proximity to the first and/or second transverse edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Hervé Mevel, Stéphane Befahy, Vincent Callegari
  • Patent number: 9956398
    Abstract: A cuff for use in nerve stimulation includes a sheet of elastomer having at least one electrode and being pre-stressed so as to allow its spiral self-winding to form a cuff around the nerve. The sheet is delimited by a first width defining an outer edge of the cuff after winding, a second width defining an opposite inner edge, a first length and a second opposite length. The first width is at both ends connected to the two lengths by a respective bevel edge forming an oblique angle relative to the direction of greatest dimension of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Sorin CRM SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Callegari, Hervé Mével, Stéphane Béfahy
  • Publication number: 20150374975
    Abstract: A cuff for use in nerve stimulation includes a sheet of elastomer having at least one electrode and being pre-stressed so as to allow its spiral self-winding to form a cuff around the nerve. The sheet is delimited by a first width defining an outer edge of the cuff after winding, a second width defining an opposite inner edge, a first length and a second opposite length. The first width is at both ends connected to the two lengths by a respective bevel edge forming an oblique angle relative to the direction of greatest dimension of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Vincent Callegari, Hervé Mével, Stéphane Béfahy
  • Patent number: 8426735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compliant deformable conductor and a method for producing the same, comprising a wire or a tube made of an electrically insulating material and one or more electrical leads applied on said wire or tube, wherein one or more of said leads comprise a plurality of islets of conductive material, forming an electrically conductive layer providing electrical conduction and/or electrical percolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Neurotech
    Inventors: Michel Troosters, Stephane Befahy, Sami Yunus, Patrick Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20100089616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compliant deformable conductor and a method for producing the same, comprising a wire or a tube made of an electrically insulating material and one or more electrical leads applied on said wire or tube, wherein one or more of said leads comprise a plurality of islets of conductive material, forming an electrically conductive layer providing electrical conduction and/or electrical percolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Michel Troosters, Stephane Befahy, Sami Yunus, Patrick Bertrand