Patents by Inventor Yannick DEVAUD

Yannick DEVAUD 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 CLOSING A TISSUE OPENING
    Publication number: 20250040922
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device to be used for closing a tissue opening in a tissue. In particular, the present invention relates to a device used for a closing an opening in a membrane such as a fetal membrane by stitching in a minimally invasive procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kurt Ruffieux, Yannick Devaud, Mathias Blaser, Sebastian Wollmann, Marko Rusov, Nicole Ochsenbein-Kölble, Martin Ehrbar
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEALING A MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20200008788
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a membrane closure device (100) for closing a perforation in a membrane (10), comprising: a patch guiding mechanism (110) for guiding at least one expandable patch (120) to a perforation site (12) of a membrane (10); and a fastener delivery mechanism (130, 330) for delivering a fastener (140) to the perforation site (12) and for fastening the at least one expandable patch by the fastener (140) to the membrane (10) to seal the perforation in the membrane (10) by the at least one expandable patch (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAET ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Yannick DEVAUD, Vincent MILLERET, Roland ZIMMERMANN, Martin EHRBAR, Nicole OCHSENBEIN