Patents by Inventor Atsushi HIMURA

Atsushi HIMURA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240130804
    Abstract: A medical device includes an extracorporeal unit including a power transmitting unit that transmits electric power from outside of a living body into the living body in a non-contact manner, and a medical instrument embedded in the living body. The medical instrument includes a power receiving unit that receives the electric power transmitted from the power transmitting unit, a soft portion through which an injection needle is inserted, and a plurality of light emitting units that are provided along an outer edge of the soft portion and are each configured to emit light using the electric power received by the power receiving unit. A light amount adjusting unit that adjusts a light amount of a light-irradiated region including one or more light-irradiated portions to be projected on a body surface from the plurality of light emitting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuki SUEMATSU, Takeshi YAGI, Atsushi HIMURA, Kazutaka NARA, Tsunenori ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230263953
    Abstract: A medical device that can confirm a predetermined portion in a medical instrument implanted for use in a body. A medical instrument includes a main body part, and a medicinal solution container installed in the main body part. A notification part includes a plurality of light emitting portions that emit light by use of power received by a power receiving part to notify that a predetermined state is reached, when a relative positional relation between a power transmission part and the power receiving part reaches the predetermined state by moving the power transmission part, and a soft part into which an injection needle is inserted, the plurality of light emitting portions are arranged along an outer edge of the soft part. A first coil is a coreless coil disposed to have an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the medicinal solution container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuki SUEMATSU, Atsushi HIMURA, Takeshi YAGI, Kazutaka NARA, Tsunenori ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230264007
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a power transmission coil which supplies electric power from outside the body in a non-contact manner via a power reception coil of an intracorporeal implanting-type medical appliance to which a drug solution is injected from outside the body. A support supports the power transmission coil, and an adhesive part is formed on the side of the support facing the body surface of a living subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuki SUEMATSU, Atsushi HIMURA, Takeshi YAGI, Kazutaka NARA, Shusuke KAYA, Tsunenori ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230043014
    Abstract: A medical device used for implanting in a body includes a main body, a container included in the main body, and an insulating soft portion that closes an opening of the container. An electrically conductive first conductive portion is disposed on a bottom of the container, and an electrically conductive second conductive portion disposed on the main body. The first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi HIMURA, Takeshi YAGI, Kazutaka NARA, Katsuki SUEMATSU, Tsunenori ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230044747
    Abstract: An implantable medical instrument for use within a body includes a container that has an opening and holds a medicinal solution, and a soft portion that closes the opening. The medical instrument further includes a power receiver that receives power transmitted externally, and a light emitter that emits light by way of the power received by the power receiver. The light emitter includes at least one of a first light emitter that emits light having a center wavelength of 600 nm or more and 1100 nm or less, and a second light emitter that emits light having a center wavelength of 400 nm or more and 480 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi HIMURA, Takeshi YAGI, Kazutaka NARA, Katsuki SUEMATSU, Tsunenori ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230023384
    Abstract: A hollow needle includes a needle body made of an electrically conductive material, forming a cylindrical shape, and including a shaft part, a tip part connected with the shaft part, and an opening for discharging or drawing in a liquid in which a cavity communicating between the shaft part and the opening is formed. Also included is an annular insulating film made of an electrically insulative material, which exposes the opening and at least part of the tip part, and coats at least part of an outer circumferential surface of the shaft part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi HIMURA, Takeshi YAGI, Kazutaka NARA, Katsuki SUEMATSU, Tsunenori ARAI
  • Patent number: 11554257
    Abstract: A power transmission unit includes a second coil which contactlessly transmits power, a power reception unit includes a first coil that receives the power transmitted from the power transmission unit, and a medical instrument includes the power reception unit and is embedded in a body. The medical instrument includes a notification unit that is composed of a plurality of light emitting units that provides notification that a relative positional relationship between the power transmission unit and the power reception unit has reached a predetermined state by emitting light using the power received at the power reception unit when the predetermined state is reached by the movement of the power transmission unit. A soft unit into which an injection needle is inserted, the plurality of light emitting units being arranged so as to extend along an outer edge of the soft unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuki Suematsu, Takeshi Yagi, Atsushi Himura, Kazutaka Nara
  • Publication number: 20220305247
    Abstract: A power transmission unit includes a second coil which contactlessly transmits power, a power reception unit includes a first coil that receives the power transmitted from the power transmission unit, and a medical instrument includes the power reception unit and is embedded in a body. The medical instrument includes a notification unit that is composed of a plurality of light emitting units that provides notification that a relative positional relationship between the power transmission unit and the power reception unit has reached a predetermined state by emitting light using the power received at the power reception unit when the predetermined state is reached by the movement of the power transmission unit. A soft unit into which an injection needle is inserted, the plurality of light emitting units being arranged so as to extend along an outer edge of the soft unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuki SUEMATSU, Takeshi YAGI, Atsushi HIMURA, Kazutaka NARA
  • Publication number: 20220040404
    Abstract: A medical device includes: a power transmitter to transmit power without contact; a power receiver to receive the power that is transmitted from the power transmitter; a medical tool that includes any one of the power transmitter and the power receiver and that is to be embedded in a body and is used; and a notification unit to, when a relative positional relationship between the power transmitter and the power receiver reaches a given state in association with move of any one of the power transmitter and the power receiver, notify that the relative positional relationship enters the given state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuki SUEMATSU, Takeshi YAGI, Atsushi HIMURA, Kazutaka NARA