Patents by Inventor Wanda Oprea

Wanda Oprea 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).

  • Biopsy device
    Patent number: 8740811
    Abstract: This invention relates to a biopsy device consisting of an inner cannula (4) and an outer hollow tube (1), a handle (7) which may be removably attached to the outer hollow tube, a locking system to secure the inner cannula and/or the attenuator in the outer hollow tube, and characterized in that the tip of the outer hollow tube is ellipse shaped and extends beyond the inner cannula, the latter ending in a blunt edge. The blunted tip of the outer hollow tube together with the sharpened ending of the inner cannula determines the cutting edge of the device. In combination the distal ends of inner cannula and outer hollow tube determine the biopsy depth size and shape of the biopsy sample in a reproducible way. In one embodiment of the present invention, the length of the inner cannula can be controlled, allowing varying the aforementioned sample parameters as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Dokter Yves Fortems BVBA
    Inventors: Yves Fortems, Sven Maenhout, Kris Motmans, Andrea Jahraus, Wanda Oprea
  • BIOPSY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110301498
    Abstract: This invention relates to a biopsy device consisting of an inner cannula (4) and an outer hollow tube (1), a handle (7) which may be removably attached to the outer hollow tube, a locking system to secure the inner cannula and/or the attenuator in the outer hollow tube, and characterized in that the tip of the outer hollow tube is ellipse shaped and extends beyond the inner cannula, the latter ending in a blunt edge. The blunted tip of the outer hollow tube together with the sharpened ending of the inner cannula determines the cutting edge of the device. In combination the distal ends of inner cannula and outer hollow tube determine the biopsy depth size and shape of the biopsy sample in a reproducible way. In one embodiment of the present invention, the length of the inner cannula can be controlled, allowing varying the aforementioned sample parameters as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: DOKTER YVES FORTEMS BVBA, TIGENIX NV
    Inventors: Sven Maenhout, Kris Motmans, Yves Fortems, Andrea Jahraus, Wanda Oprea