Patents by Inventor Kaneto Shiraki

Kaneto Shiraki 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).

  • Balloon catheter and process for producing balloon for balloon catheters
    Publication number: 20040232589
    Abstract: The present invention provides a balloon catheter in which the balloon is a thin film and can be compactly folded up when the balloon is deflated, while the thin film has high strength so that the balloon has excellent pressure resistance when inflated, and which is safe and easy to manipulate, and also provides a method for manufacturing a balloon for use in the balloon catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Kawabata, Kaneto Shiraki, Morihide Makino
  • Method of manufacturing a device to dilate ducts in vivo
    Patent number: 5591222
    Abstract: A device for dilating ducts in vivo, comprising a balloon-tipped catheter to which a cylindrical stent prepared by knitting or braiding or weaving biodegradable fibers to easily reduce diameter of the cylinder to a predetermined value is attached in a compressed condition, method for preparing the device and a stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventors: Takashi Susawa, Keiji Ioaki, Hideo Tamai, Yoshihiko Shimizu, Kaneto Shiraki, Akihiro Sato