Patents by Inventor Willy Dennis Boeckx

Willy Dennis Boeckx 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).

  • Method and device for treating scar tissue
    Patent number: 6013094
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for treating scar tissue, wherein the scar tissue is covered with a masking element, and the masking element is pressed onto the scar tissue with an adjustable force by means of a pressure control unit and which is connected with inflatable or suction members in the masking element. The invention also relates to a device for treating scar tissue, consisting of a masking element which contacts the scar tissue, a supporting part which presses the masking element onto the tissue and means for adjusting the force with which the masking element is pressed onto the tissue. In another embodiment, the device is provided such that an active substance can be delivered in a controlled manner to the scar tissue through the inflatable or suction members in the masking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignees: Otto Bock Orthopaedische Industrie Besitz- Und Verwaltungskommandit- Gesellschaft, K.U. Leuven Research and Development
    Inventors: Jan Prosper Dennis De Cubber, Eric Andre Maria Van Den Kerckhove, Willy Dennis Boeckx