Patents by Inventor Yann Schaeffer

Yann Schaeffer 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: 11998297
    Abstract: A method for cell stimulation by mechanical energy as well as a method for determining a subject specific set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation and a method for validating a set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation. The method for determining a subject specific set of treatment parameters includes generating subject specific data, which includes measuring a geometric property of a body portion, and determining a target field distribution in the body portion. The method for validating a set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation includes determining a target field distribution of an acoustic field in a body portion, receiving a related set of treatment parameters for at least one transducer, generating a subject specific 3D model of the body portion, and determining a difference between the target field distribution and a field distribution determined in the subject specific 3D model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: CREAHOLIC S.A.
    Inventors: Marcel Aeschlimann, Carole Chapelat, Naomi Bitmead, Samuel Malzach, Martin Sigrist, Yann Schaeffer, Laurent Torriani, Rafael Luca Zuber, Loïc Sottas
  • Publication number: 20220183560
    Abstract: A method for cell stimulation by mechanical energy as well as a method for determining a subject specific set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation and a method for validating a set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation. The method for determining a subject specific set of treatment parameters includes generating subject specific data, which includes measuring a geometric property of a body portion, and determining a target field distribution in the body portion. The method for validating a set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation includes determining a target field distribution of an acoustic field in a body portion, receiving a related set of treatment parameters for at least one transducer, generating a subject specific 3D model of the body portion, and determining a difference between the target field distribution and a field distribution determined in the subject specific 3D model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Marcel Aeschlimann, Carole Chapelat, Naomi Bitmead, Samuel Malzach, Martin Sigrist, Yann Schaeffer, Laurent Torriani, Rafael Luca Zuber, Loïc Sottas
  • Publication number: 20220176164
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of cell stimulation by mechanical energy, in particular by acoustic energy, for example stimulation by ultrasound, such as focused ultrasound (FUS). It relates to treatment devices and components thereof as well as methods for setting up or producing such devices or components. One purpose of the invention is to make devices for cell stimulation by mechanical energy more user friendly and applicable for a wider public and for additional applications. A treatment device for acoustic wave stimulation to a body portion is portable and includes a carrier element, at least one transducer and communication device configured to receive operating parameters for the at least one transducer from a remote computerized device. A method for setting up a treatment device for acoustic wave stimulation includes receiving operating parameters for the at least one transducer from a remote computerized device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Marcel Aeschlimann, Naomi Bitmead, Carole Chapelat, Samuel Malzach, Martin Sigrist, Yann Schaeffer, Laurent Torriani, Loïc Sottas