Patents by Inventor Ichiro Okutsu

Ichiro Okutsu 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: 4819620
    Abstract: An endoscope guide pipe includes a pipe member with a first end, which is closed and in a generally convergent, rounded shape, and a second end which is opposite to the first end and open. The pipe member is typically formed from a transparent material, such as a glass or plastic material. Thus, the guide pipe may be inserted into a body, and then an endoscope may be fitted into the guide pipe to observe the internal structure of the body. Since a defined space or cavity is maintained when the guide pipe is inserted into the body, so the internal structure of a body, such as a subcutaneous tissue, can be viewed directly by the endoscope in the present guide pipe. The guide pipe is particularly advantageous when it is desired to view directly a portion of a body which does not have a cavity or space, such as the internal structure of a muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventor: Ichiro Okutsu