Patents by Inventor Satoshi Sasaoka

Satoshi Sasaoka 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: 5312426
    Abstract: A cerebral aneurysm clip used for clamping an intercerebral blood vessel during a surgical operation. The clip has a pair of opposite clamping blades or arms for clamping a blood vessel, semi-circular engagement portions integrally connected to the proximal ends of the clamping arms, and a resilient wire portion integrally connecting the two engagement portions for exerting a resilient clamping force to the clamping arms via the engagement portions. The clamping arms are opened and closed by manipulating forceps which has at its tip engagement protrusions engaging the engagement portions from the inside. In order to prevent a blood vessel from passing excessively beyond the region between the opposite clamping arms, a U-shaped wire element is attached to the clip. The wire element has a transverse section passed through and across the proximal ends of the clamping arms for preventing ingress of the blood vessel into the space between the engagement portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Mizuho Ika Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromu Segawa, Satoshi Sasaoka