Patents by Inventor Michiro Fuji

Michiro Fuji 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).

  • Endoscope ocular with microscope gripping mechanism and endoscope holder and endoscope fixing method
    Patent number: 6549333
    Abstract: An endoscope ocular portion fitted with a microscope gripping mechanism 9 is adopted where a microscope gripping mechanism 10 has; a microscope gripping portion 12 for gripping a microscope ocular portion 11a of a medical microscope 11, an endoscope securing portion 14 secured to an endoscope ocular portion 13a, and a linkage portion 16 linking the microscope gripping portion 12 and endoscope securing portion 14, and positioning and securing the endoscope ocular portion 13a and the microscope ocular portion 11a on the same virtual plane 15 and at approximately the same spacing W as the pupil distance of an observer. According to this endoscope ocular portion fitted with a microscope gripping mechanism 9, observation of both the medical microscope and the endoscope at the same time without the observer significantly moving their head or body, is possible at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., M&M Co., LTD
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Nakatate, Takashi Tsumanuma, Michiro Fuji