Patents by Inventor Masanobu Iguchi

Masanobu Iguchi 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).

  • Dual lumen catheter with contrastradiography sections to identify the lumens
    Patent number: 9314592
    Abstract: A catheter has an outer peripheral portion (15) in the form of a tube and an internal, wall (16, 26) within the tube forming a plurality of lumens (11a, 11b, 21a, 21b). Axially extending linear contrastradiography sections (17a, 17b, 27a, 27b) of radiopaque material are formed at a plurality of intersection points between the outer peripheral section and the wall, the peripheral extent (a, b) of the respective contrastradiography sections being different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventor: Masanobu Iguchi
  • DUAL LUMEN CATHETER WITH CONTRASTRADIOGRAPHY SECTIONS TO IDENTIFY THE LUMENS
    Publication number: 20130345677
    Abstract: A catheter has an outer peripheral portion (15) in the form of a tube and an internal, wall (16, 26) within the tube forming a plurality of lumens (11a, 11b, 21a, 21b). Axially extending linear contrastradiography sections (17a, 17b, 27a, 27b) of radiopaque material are formed at a plurality of intersection points between the outer peripheral section and the wall, the peripheral extent (a, b) of the respective contrastradiography sections being different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Covidien AG
    Inventor: Masanobu Iguchi
  • Dual-lumen catheter with contrastradiography sections to identify the lumens
    Patent number: 8523842
    Abstract: A catheter has an outer peripheral portion (15) in the form of a tube and an internal wall (16, 26) within the tube forming a plurality of lumens (11a, 11b, 21a, 21b). Axially extending linear contrastradiography sections (17a, 17b, 27a, 27b) of radiopaque material are formed at a plurality of intersection points between the outer peripheral section and the wall, the peripheral extent (a, b) of the respective contrastradiography sections being different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventor: Masanobu Iguchi
  • Catheter
    Publication number: 20080195063
    Abstract: A catheter has an outer peripheral portion (15) in the form of tube and an internal wall (16, 26) within the tube forming a plurality of lumens (11a, 11b, 21a, 21b). Axially extending linear contrastradiography sections (17a, 17b, 27a, 27b) of radiopaque material are formed at a plurality of intersection points between the outer peripheral section and the wall, the peripheral extent (a, b) of the respective contrastradiography sections being different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventor: Masanobu Iguchi
  • Stopcock for Medical Treatment
    Publication number: 20070191760
    Abstract: A medical valve unit has a main housing portion to which are attached a number of connection ports. At least one of the connection ports includes a connector which is releasably attachable to the housing and which is made of a material which offers a greater resistance to chemical degradation than a material from which the housing is fabricated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicants: Nippon Sherwood Medical Industries, Ltd., Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Masanobu Iguchi, Wataru Kurimoto