Patents Assigned to NEXTIER
  • Patent number: 9199024
    Abstract: A hemodialysis system includes a body fluid volume calculating unit, a dialysis condition input unit with which blood flow velocity and dialysis fluid flow velocity in hemodialysis treatment performed after specific hemodialysis treatment can be input and input values of the blood flow velocity and the dialysis fluid flow velocity can be adjusted, a dialysis dose calculating unit configured to calculate, when the blood flow velocity and the dialysis fluid flow velocity are input to the dialysis condition input unit, by analyzing a mathematical model concerning urea kinetics, a dialysis dose of the hemodialysis treatment from the input blood flow velocity and the input dialysis fluid flow velocity, a body fluid volume calculated by the body fluid volume calculating unit, and the like, and a dialysis dose display unit configured to display the hemodialysis dose calculated by the dialysis dose calculating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD., NEXTIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatomi Sasaki, Toru Shinzato, Masayo Maruyama, Masamiki Miwa
  • Publication number: 20150157359
    Abstract: The success rate of the insertion of a dull needle into a puncture hole is improved. A puncture needle is provided which is inserted into a puncture route that is formed to cover from a skin surface to a shunt vessel surface so as to expand an incision of a puncture hole formed in the shunt vessel surface. The puncture needle has an inclined end face that is inclined toward a front end of the needle, and a front end part of the inclined end face has an edge having no sharpness. Right and left side parts of the inclined end face which are contiguous with the front end part are respectively inclined outward, and side edges of the side parts are provided with cutting lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicants: ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD., NEXTIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Shinzato, Masamiki Miwa, Yasuyo Maruyama, Masatomi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8950027
    Abstract: A respiratory tract widening tool capable of reliably managing a respiratory tract in a supine posture and freely changing the posture, and a respiratory tract widening unit provided therewith are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Nextier
    Inventors: Keiichi Yamamoto, Yuzuru Kitahara, Yasuyo Maruyama, Toru Shinzato
  • Publication number: 20130158461
    Abstract: A hemodialysis system includes a body fluid volume calculating unit, a dialysis condition input unit with which blood flow velocity and dialysis fluid flow velocity in hemodialysis treatment performed after specific hemodialysis treatment can be input and input values of the blood flow velocity and the dialysis fluid flow velocity can be adjusted, a dialysis dose calculating unit configured to calculate, when the blood flow velocity and the dialysis fluid flow velocity are input to the dialysis condition input unit, by analyzing a mathematical model concerning urea kinetics, a dialysis dose of the hemodialysis treatment from the input blood flow velocity and the input dialysis fluid flow velocity, a body fluid volume calculated by the body fluid volume calculating unit, and the like, and a dialysis dose display unit configured to display the hemodialysis dose calculated by the dialysis dose calculating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: NEXTIER CORPORATION, ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatomi Sasaki, Toru Shinzato, Masayo Maruyama, Masamiki Miwa
  • Patent number: 8419646
    Abstract: To provide a non-invasive blood pressure estimation apparatus, which can accurately estimate systolic blood pressure from blood flow sound of a dialysis patient and continuously estimate systolic blood pressure by continuously picking up the blood flow sound. A blood pressure estimation apparatus creates a standard pulse curve by relating a start point and end point of a rising phase of a pulse wave to diastolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure, respectively, creates a correspondence curve between blood flow sound power and estimated blood pressure by contrasting the standard pulse curve with the blood flow sound power curve obtained from blood flow sound at a shut site, with the two curves plotted on the same time axis, derives a systolic blood pressure estimation linear function from the correspondence curve, inputs a measured maximum value of the blood flow sound power into the linear function, and thereby estimates systolic blood pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Nextier Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Saito, Sakae Omura, Toru Shinzato
  • Publication number: 20130025058
    Abstract: A respiratory tract widening tool capable of reliably managing a respiratory tract in a supine posture and freely changing the posture, and a respiratory tract widening unit provided therewith are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: NEXTIER, FUSO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Yamamoto, Yuzuru Kitahara, Yasuyo Maruyama, Toru Shinzato
  • Patent number: 8141127
    Abstract: Some embodiments of high granularity reactive measures for selective pruning of information have been presented. The system and apparatus embody algorithms to automatically evaluate the security based significance (also referred to as “information enthalpy”) of a given set of structured, semi-structured or unstructured Data. This is also termed as security parameter index (SPI), represented by a numerical value, and is regarded as the intrinsic property of a given set of structured, semi-structured or unstructured Data. In one embodiment, a security parameter index (SPI) of a set of data is determined based on content of the set of data. If the SPI is above a predetermined threshold, then a security quotient (Sq) of the set of data is further determined based on the SPI and an action to be performed on the set of data in the current situation. Based on the value of the Sq, a data leak prevention policy is automatically defined and enforced on the set of data in the current situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: nexTier Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Tarique Mustafa
  • Publication number: 20110295152
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of puncturing a shunt blood vessel, using a incision needle having a pointed extremity that protrudes apically from a hypothetical angled plane formed by cutting straight through the tip of the needle at an angle, wherein the pointed extremity of the incision needle is inserted into a shunt blood vessel, thereby forming a reverse U-shaped incision on the surface of the shunt blood vessel, with the apex of the incision being on the bottom side in the direction of insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: NEXTIER CORPORATION, ASAHI KASEI KURARAY MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatomi SASAKI, Toru SHINZATO, Yasuyo MARUYAMA, Yukie SHIONOYA
  • Publication number: 20110125033
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a non-invasive blood pressure estimation apparatus which can accurately estimate systolic blood pressure from blood flow sound of a dialysis patient and can continuously estimate systolic blood pressure by continuously picking up the blood flow sound of the subject. [Solution] A blood pressure estimation apparatus creates a standard pulse curve by relating a start point and end point of a rising phase of a pulse wave to diastolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure, respectively, creates a correspondence curve between blood flow sound power and estimated blood pressure by contrasting the standard pulse curve with the blood flow sound power curve obtained from blood flow sound at a shut site, with the two curves plotted on the same time axis, derives a systolic blood pressure estimation linear function from the correspondence curve, inputs a measured maximum value of the blood flow sound power into the linear function, and thereby estimates systolic blood pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicants: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nextier Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Saito, Sakae Omura, Toru Shinzato
  • Patent number: 6733676
    Abstract: A dialyzing system comprises a dialyzer 10 and an ultrafiltration-regulating unit 24 for regulating inflow and out flow of a dialysate to or from the dialyzer 10 to regulate ultrafiltration. The dialyzing system is adapted to determine a blood pressure from a dialysate pressure detected by a pressure transducer 28 at the time of temporary suspension of the ultrafiltration without use of a special line for measurement of pressure in the blood flow line and free from danger of blood leakage from the blood flow line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignees: Nipro Corporation, Nikkiso Co., Ltd., Nextier Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ichiro Takai