Patents by Inventor Akima Harada

Akima Harada 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).

  • CELL SHEET TRANSPLANTATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150032223
    Abstract: A cell sheet transplantation device having a plane for transplanting a sheet of cultured cells, the device comprising, in the plane in the same direction, (1) a planar surface portion for capturing a cell sheet while maintaining a sheet-shaped form, and (2) suction holes for immobilizing a transplantation site by suction, the suction holes being positioned around the planar surface portion. By using the cell sheet transplantation device, a cultured cell sheet can be detached effectively, and the detached cultured cell sheet can be transplanted in an effective and simple manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicants: CELLSEED INC., OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shigeru Miyagawa, Atsuhiro Saito, Yoshiki Sawa, Manabu Mizutani, Akima Harada