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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157793 | Manipulator for medical use In a manipulator, an actuator block contains motors and rotary shafts extending from the motors. A working unit of the manipulator contains a connecting portion, attachable to and detachable from the actuator block. The connecting portion has pulleys connectable to ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154239 | Medical manipulator A medical manipulator includes an actuator block having a motor, a coupler detachably mounted on the actuator block and having a rotor connected to a rotatable shaft of the motor, a distal-end working unit mounted on a distal end of a joint shaft, which extends from... | 04/10/2012 |
| RE43310 | Blood collecting apparatus and blood collecting method using blood collecting apparatus A blood collecting apparatus comprises a blood collecting needle 152; the blood collecting bag, a first tube whose one end communicates with the blood collecting bag and other end communicates with the blood collecting needle, the branch portion provided on a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147425 | Centesis instrument A centesis instrument, wherein a patient applies a contact part to a palm, a finger, or an arm in the state of gripping an outer tube by hand and presses the outer tube against its measured portion. A third coiled spring is compressed to increase spring power. When ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142546 | Artificial lung An artificial lung includes a housing, a tubular hollow fiber membrane bundle contained in the housing and providing a multiplicity of hollow fiber membranes having a gas exchange function, a gas inflow port and a gas outflow port communicating with each other throu... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137339 | Working mechanism and manipulator A working unit includes a gear body disposed forwardly of a tubular member around which a wire is wound and having a rotational axis disposed substantially parallel to the tubular member, and a first gear and a second gear for transmitting rotation of a gear body to... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133221 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Methods for treating anatomic tissue defects such as patent foramen ovale (PFO) generally involve positioning a distal end of an elongate catheter device at the site of the anatomic defect, exposing an expandable housing and energy transmission member out of the dis... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8109274 | Methods and electrode apparatus to achieve a closure of a layered tissue defect Methods for treating anatomic tissue defects such as a patent foramen ovale generally involve positioning a distal end of a catheter device at the site of the defect, exposing a housing and energy transmission member from the distal end of the catheter, engaging the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105231 | Living-body tissue removing apparatus A living-body tissue removing apparatus includes a grip portion, an inserting portion which is connected to the grip portion and is inserted in the body, and an air feed channel which feeds predetermined air in the inserting portion so as to discharge the predetermi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095212 | High-frequency surgical apparatus and high-frequency surgical method for closure of patent foramen ovale A high-frequency surgical PFO closure apparatus used to treat patent foramen ovale in the heart includes first and second electrodes which grasp living tissue of the patent foramen ovale; a high-frequency power supply section which supplies high-frequency power to t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092470 | Calculus crushing apparatus and medical procedure using endoscope An apparatus includes a crushing part which rotates and crushes the calculus, wherein a radius of rotation of the crushing part with respect to a rotation axis thereof increases or decreases in accordance with a rotation speed of the crushing part. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075554 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070747 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066701 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057469 | Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) generally involve use of a catheter having at least one closure device at its distal end. In some embodiments, the catheter also includes one or more energy transmission members for delivering energy ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052678 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods, devices and systems for treating patent foramen ovale (PFO) involve advancing a catheter device to a position in a heart for treating a PFO, bringing tissues adjacent the PFO at least partially together, and applying energy to the tissues to substantially c... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043266 | Indwelling needle assembly An indwelling needle assembly has an inner needle having a sharp point at its tip, an inner needle hub fixed to a base section of the inner needle, a hollow outer needle into which the inner needle is inserted, an outer needle hub fixed to a base section of the oute... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038673 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038672 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038671 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038669 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021362 | Methods and apparatus for closing a layered tissue defect Methods and apparatus for treatment of layered tissue defects having a majority of the surfaces of the defect layers in contact generally involve use of a catheter having at least one energy transmission member at its distal end. The distal end of the apparatus also... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8002784 | Manipulator A manipulator has a working unit in which when at least a first end effector finger and a second end effector finger are maximally closed on each other, at least the distance between a third joint axis and a first joint axis is greater than the distance between the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7972330 | Methods and apparatus for closing a layered tissue defect Methods and apparatus for treatment of layered tissue defects such as a patent foramen ovale provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent to the PFO with a closure device that substantially closes the PFO. Apparatus generally includes an elongate flexible member ... | 07/05/2011 |
| D638540 | Manipulator system operating handle for medical use | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942895 | Working mechanical device and manipulator A working unit comprises a gear body rotatable in a direction perpendicular to a reference axis, a gear ring including a proximal end surface held in contact with the gear body and rotatable about the reference axis to change the direction of rotation of the gear bo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922716 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Methods and apparatus for treatment of anatomic defects in human tissues, such as patent foramen ovale (PFO), atrial or ventricular septal defects, left atrial appendage, patent ductus arteriosus, blood vessel wall defects and certain electrophysiological defects, i... | 04/12/2011 |
| D635669 | Cap for puncture needle chip | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914527 | Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) provide for applying energy to tissues adjacent the PFO with a catheter device to substantially close the PFO acutely. Apparatus generally includes a catheter device having at least one energy transmi... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7887640 | Medical manipulator and cleaning method for medical manipulator A medical manipulator and a cleaning method therefor are provided. The medical manipulator includes an operation command unit equipped with a motor, and a working unit, which is detachable with respect to the operation command unit. A connector of the working unit i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846473 | Irinotecan preparation Provided is an irinotecan formulation capable of supporting irinotecan and/or a salt thereof in a closed vesicle carrier at a high concentration and existing in blood for a long period of time by dramatically improved retentivity in blood compared to a conventionall... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7758573 | Blood vessel treatment method using multi-degree-of-freedom forceps A blood treatment method using high-degree-of-freedom forceps. The forceps main body includes a joint portion and a tip working portion provided on a distal end portion, a handle provided on a proximal end, which is held and manipulated, and an input portion provide... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7740614 | Indwelling needle assembly An indwelling needle assembly has an inner needle having a sharp point at its tip, an inner needle hub fixed to a base section of the inner needle, a hollow outer needle into which the inner needle is inserted, an outer needle hub fixed to a base section of the oute... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7699886 | Implantable tubular device An implantable tubular device is formed as a substantially tubular body and has a deformable portion formed on a peripheral surface thereof, with the deformable portion forming a predetermined angle with respect to an axial direction of the implantable tubular devic... | 04/20/2010 |
| D611601 | Guide wire for catheter | 03/09/2010 |
| D611596 | Guide wire for catheter | 03/09/2010 |
| 7662164 | Living-body tissue removing apparatus A living-body tissue removing apparatus according to the present invention includes a grip portion, an inserting portion which is connected to the grip portion and is inserted in the body, an endoscope inserting channel which is arranged in the inserting portion and... | 02/16/2010 |
| D608005 | Glucose meter | 01/12/2010 |
| 7637924 | Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) generally involve use of a catheter having treatment means at its distal end. In some embodiments, the treatment means includes one or more retractable abrasive needles used to abrade tissue adjacent ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7607561 | Guide wire A guide wire includes a wire member having a first wire disposed on the distal side of the guide wire, and a second wire disposed on the proximal side from the first wire. The second wire is made from a material having an elastic modulus larger than that of the firs... | 10/27/2009 |
