Patents by Inventor Wataru Matsuura

Wataru Matsuura 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 TUBE
    Publication number: 20110004060
    Abstract: A medical tube includes: a tube main body through which a conduit, through which an insertion portion of a cholangioscope is insertable, is pierced from a distal end to a rear end; a side hole that is formed between the distal end and the rear end of the tube main body and causes an outer circumferential side of the insertion portion and the conduit to communicate with each other; and a hardness changing portion that can change the hardness of at least a part of the tube main body including the side hole according to operation by an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuki HONDA, Yasuhito KURA, Wataru MATSUURA