Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Oomagari

Yasuhiko Oomagari 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).

  • Trocar
    Patent number: 5423848
    Abstract: A trocar comprises an obturator having a piercing tip, and a cannula for forming a passage in tissue that is punched by the piercing tip. The cannula is formed from a flexible tube or a coil tube and transforms and libitum in accordance with the shape of the surgical tool that is to be inserted into the body cavity through the cannula. Therefore, the trocar of the invention allows insertion of a surgical tool curved in a circular arc into the body cavity without requiring no enlargement of the inside diameter of the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Washizuka, Yasuhiko Oomagari, Tsuruo Hatori, Tsuyoshi Tsukagoshi, Minoru Tsuruta, Seiji Kuramoto, Shuichi Kimura, Akio Nakada, Shiro Bito, Shinichi Nishigaki, Kenji Yoshino, Keisuke Saito, Yasuo Goto