Patents by Inventor Yoan Botquin

Yoan Botquin 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).

  • Active implantable medical device including an optical action trigger
    Patent number: 11975207
    Abstract: A kit-of-parts for initiating an action by an active implantable medical device (AIMD) (1) implanted in a body of a patient triggered by an external triggering unit (11) located outside the body of the patient is provided. The kit-of-parts including, (A) the external triggering unit (11) including an external emitter (12) which includes one or more sources of light (12L) configured for emitting an optical starting signal (10), and (B) the AIMD (1) including an encapsulation unit (1e) defining an inner volume containing an action trigger configured for initiating an action by the AIMD (1), upon reception of the optical starting signal (10) from the external triggering unit (11). The action trigger is an optical action trigger (2) includes one or more photodetectors (2pv) facing a transparent wall portion (1t) and configured for transforming the optical starting signal (10) into an electrical signal to initiate the action by the AIMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Synergia Medical
    Inventors: Pascal Doguet, Yoan Botquin, Jérôme Garnier
  • ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING AN OPTICAL ACTION TRIGGER
    Publication number: 20230302286
    Abstract: A kit-of-parts for initiating an action by an active implantable medical device (AIMD) (1) implanted in a body of a patient triggered by an external triggering unit (11) located outside the body of the patient is provided. The kit-of-parts including, (A) the external triggering unit (11) including an external emitter (12) which includes one or more sources of light (12L) configured for emitting an optical starting signal (10), and (B) the AIMD (1) including an encapsulation unit (1e) defining an inner volume containing an action trigger configured for initiating an action by the AIMD (1), upon reception of the optical starting signal (10) from the external triggering unit (11). The action trigger is an optical action trigger (2) includes one or more photodetectors (2pv) facing a transparent wall portion (1t) and configured for transforming the optical starting signal (10) into an electrical signal to initiate the action by the AIMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Synergia Medical
    Inventors: Pascal Doguet, Yoan Botquin, Jérôme Garnier