Patents by Inventor Shuji Akaiwa

Shuji Akaiwa 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).

  • Medical tubing and extrusion die for producing the same
    Publication number: 20030165647
    Abstract: A thin-walled medical tubing comprising an elongated hollow tubular body which is open at both ends and extends continuously therebetween has a filler-containing resin layer in which the filler is oriented in a substantially circumferential direction with respect to the hollow tubular body. The tubing has excellent maneuverability, including pushability, ability to transmit torque, trackability and kink resistance, enabling it to be used as a sheath or catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kaneko, Hideki Tsukamoto, Shinichiro Matsuura, Shuji Akaiwa