Patents by Inventor Thomas MÉGARD

Thomas MÉGARD 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: 11612729
    Abstract: An implant injection device includes an injection needle, a receiver housing receiving at least a first implant and a second implant, an injection mechanism, including a pushing rod arranged upstream from the implants and configured to push the implants through the injection needle between an initial position and a final position in which the implants are injected, a pushing device for pushing on the pushing rod, configured to exert a force to move the pushing rod from the initial position to the final position, an intermediate stop device holding the pushing rod in an intermediate position and opposing the force exerted by the pushing device when a stroke of the pushing rod reaches a predetermined distance corresponding to a length of injection of the first implant, and an actuator for actuation by a user, configured to release the pushing rod from the intermediate position to the final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: Gaëtan Painchaud, Pascal Dugand, Thomas Megard
  • Patent number: 11426572
    Abstract: An implant injection device, includes an injection needle, a receiver housing for receiving at least one implant, injection device, including a pushing rod, arranged upstream from the implant housed in the receiver housing, and configured to push the implant through the injection needle between an initial position and a final position, a pushing member for pushing the pushing rod between the initial position and the final position, a retaining member for retaining the pushing rod by friction relative to the injection needle, opposing the displacement of the pushing rod to its final position, it being possible for a user to actuate the retaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventors: Gaëtan Painchaud, Pascal Dugand, Thomas Megard
  • Patent number: 11344712
    Abstract: An implant injection device, including an injection needle, a receiver housing for receiving at least one implant, an injection mechanism, the injection mechanism including a pushing rod, arranged upstream from the at least one implant housed in the receiver housing, extending longitudinally and configured to push the at least one implant through the injection needle between an initial position and a final position in which the at least one implant is injected, a mechanism for actuation by a user, configured to actuate a displacement of the pushing rod from the initial position to the final position, the mechanism for actuation including a rack transmission mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Gaëtan Painchaud, Pascal Dugand, Thomas Megard
  • Patent number: 11073202
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator (1) comprising: a body (4), a first element (5) mounted such that it can move rotatably in relation to said body (4), and a second element (6) mounted such that it can move translatably in relation to said body (4), either the first element (5) or the second element (6) being a screw and the other one being a nut, the nut cooperating with the screw such that a rotation of the first element (5) in relation to the body (4) around an axis of rotation (X) causes the translation of the second element (6) in relation to the body (4) parallel to the axis of rotation (X), a cylinder which is stationary in relation to the first element (5), a piston mounted such that it can move translatably inside the cylinder between a first end position and a second end position, and a cam surface which is stationary in relation to the body (4) and against which the piston is supported such that a rotation of the first element (5) in relation to the body (4) causes a translatory back-and-forth m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hervé Houdard, Thomas Mégard
  • Publication number: 20210131552
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator (1) comprising: a body (4), a first element (5) mounted such that it can move rotatably in relation to said body (4), and a second element (6) mounted such that it can move translatably in relation to said body (4), either the first element (5) or the second element (6) being a screw and the other one being a nut, the nut cooperating with the screw such that a rotation of the first element (5) in relation to the body (4) around an axis of rotation (X) causes the translation of the second element (6) in relation to the body (4) parallel to the axis of rotation (X), a cylinder which is stationary in relation to the first element (5), a piston mounted such that it can move translatably inside the cylinder between a first end position and a second end position, and a cam surface which is stationary in relation to the body (4) and against which the piston is supported such that a rotation of the first element (5) in relation to the body (4) causes a translatory back-and-forth m
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN DATA SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hervé HOUDARD, Thomas MÉGARD
  • Publication number: 20190351208
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implant injection device (1), comprising: an injection needle (3), a receiver housing (7) for receiving at least a first implant and a second implant, injection means (11), comprising: a pushing rod (37), arranged upstream from said implants housed in the receiver housing (7) and configured to push the first implant and the second implant through the injection needle (3) between an initial position and a final position in which the first implant and the second implant are injected, means (39) for pushing on the pushing rod (37), configured to exert a force tending to move the pushing rod (37) from the initial position to the final position, intermediate stop means (41) holding the pushing rod (37) in an intermediate position between the initial position and the final position, said means oppose the force exerted by the pushing means (39) when the stroke of the pushing rod (37) reaches a predetermined distance corresponding to the length of injection of the first implant, means
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Gaëtan Painchaud, Pascal Dugand, Thomas Megard
  • Publication number: 20190321075
    Abstract: An implant injection device, including an injection needle, a receiver housing for receiving at least one implant, an injection mechanism, the injection mechanism including a pushing rod, arranged upstream from the implant housed in the receiver housing, extending longitudinally and configured to push the implant through the injection needle between an initial position and a final position in which the implant is injected, a mechanism for actuation by a user, configured to actuate a displacement of the pushing rod from the initial position to the final position, the actuation mechanism including a rack transmission mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Gaëtan Painchaud, Pascal Dugand, Thomas Megard
  • Publication number: 20190321615
    Abstract: An implant injection device, includes an injection needle, a receiver housing for receiving at least one implant, injection device, including a pushing rod, arranged upstream from the implant housed in the receiver housing, and configured to push the implant through the injection needle between an initial position and a final position, a pushing member for pushing the pushing rod between the initial position and the final position, a retaining member for retaining the pushing rod by friction relative to the injection needle, opposing the displacement of the pushing rod to its final position, it being possible for a user to actuate the retaining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Gaëtan Painchaud, Pascal Dugand, Thomas Megard