Patents by Inventor Thierry Alonso

Thierry Alonso 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 taking an intestinal sample
    Patent number: 11931013
    Abstract: A capsule configured for collecting samples in the intestine, comprising a body delimiting at least one compartment for receiving samples and comprising at least one opening for samples intake, and a mobile mechanism for opening and/or closing the opening controlled by the dissolution of a material which is dissolvable in the intestine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Philippe Cinquin, Denis Favier, Thierry Alonso, Aziz Bakri, Nawel Khalef, Jacques Thelu, Sylvain Besson, Donald Martin
  • DEVICE FOR TAKING AN INTESTINAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20190298318
    Abstract: A capsule configured for collecting samples in the intestine, comprising a body delimiting at least one compartment for receiving samples and comprising at least one opening for samples intake, and a mobile mechanism for opening and/or closing the opening controlled by the dissolution of a material which is dissolvable in the intestine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Philippe CINQUIN, Denis FAVIER, Thierry ALONSO, Aziz BAKRI, Nawel KHALEF, Jacques THELU, Sylvain BESSON, Donald MARTIN
  • Device for guiding a medical needle
    Patent number: 10039568
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for guiding a medical needle, including said medical needle (1) and an insert (2) that is rotatably, translatably, and slidably arranged in the needle (1), wherein said device is characterized in that the insert (2) has, in the free state thereof, a curved distal portion (21), and in that the needle has at least two regions (11, 12), the mechanical behaviors of which are different, wherein the mechanical behaviors of each region (11, 12) and of the curved distal portion (21) of the insert are selected such that a movement of the insert (2) into the needle (1) causes a local deformation of the needle and/or of the insert. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing said device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES
    Inventors: Denis Favier, Thierry Alonso, Gregory Chagnon, Yinong Liu, Alexandre Moreau-Gaudry
  • DEVICE FOR GUIDING A MEDICAL NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20140257203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for guiding a medical needle, including said medical needle (1) and an insert (2) that is rotatably, translatably, and slidably arranged in the needle (1), wherein said device is characterized in that the insert (2) has, in the free state thereof, a curved distal portion (21), and in that the needle has at least two regions (11, 12), the mechanical behaviors of which are different, wherein the mechanical behaviors of each region (11, 12) and of the curved distal portion (21) of the insert are selected such that a movement of the insert (2) into the needle (1) causes a local deformation of the needle and/or of the insert. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing said device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Denis Favier, Thierry Alonso, Gregory Chagnon, Yinong Liu, Alexandre Moreau-Gaudry