Patents by Inventor Atsushi Karakama

Atsushi Karakama 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).

  • Patent number: 8408040
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of calibrating a pressure measurement unit for measuring the pressure inside an extracorporeal circuit while avoiding contact with the air, in which, even when the connection between an air chamber of the pressure measurement unit and a pressure measurement means is disengaged accidentally or intentionally after the operation of changing the pressure inside the extracorporeal circuit from the initial pressure, the pressure measurement unit can be reconnected and the pressure inside the extracorporeal circuit can be measured stably. After closing the extracorporeal circuit in such a way that the pressure measurement unit and a pressure adjusting means are contained in the closed section, the pressure inside the liquid chamber is adjusted to a predetermined pressure using a pressure adjusting pump, and then the pressure measurement means and the air chamber of the pressure measurement unit are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kouda, Atsushi Karakama
  • Patent number: 8202241
    Abstract: Provision of a blood purification system comprising a blood purification tubing and a blood purification apparatus particularly suitable for use in continuous hemofiltration in which in the treatment of a patient with renal disease, multiple organ failure, and the like, the amount of water removed from the patient and the amount of supply to the patient can be more accurately controlled, and in which preparation operation is easy. A blood purification system comprising a blood purification tubing and a blood purification apparatus wherein the soft tubes of flow paths connecting a first planar panel and a second planar panel, and the location of the soft tubes are selected to satisfy a formula of a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Karakama, Soichiro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20100275673
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of calibrating a pressure measurement unit for measuring the pressure inside an extracorporeal circuit while avoiding contact with the air, in which, even when the connection between an air chamber of the pressure measurement unit and a pressure measurement means is disengaged accidentally or intentionally after the operation of changing the pressure inside the extracorporeal circuit from the initial pressure, the pressure measurement unit can be reconnected and the pressure inside the extracorporeal circuit can be measured stably. After closing the extracorporeal circuit in such a way that the pressure measurement unit and a pressure adjusting means are contained in the closed section, the pressure inside the liquid chamber is adjusted to a predetermined pressure using a pressure adjusting pump, and then the pressure measurement means and the air chamber of the pressure measurement unit are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KURARAY MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kouda, Atsushi Karakama
  • Publication number: 20100087771
    Abstract: Provision of a blood purification system comprising a blood purification tubing and a blood purification apparatus particularly suitable for use in continuous hemofiltration in which in the treatment of a patient with renal disease, multiple organ failure, and the like, the amount of water removed from the patient and the amount of supply to the patient can be more accurately controlled, and in which preparation operation is easy. A blood purification system comprising a blood purification tubing and a blood purification apparatus wherein the soft tubes of flow paths connecting a first planar panel and a second planar panel, and the location of the soft tubes are selected to satisfy a formula of a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KURARAY MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Karakama, Soichiro Okazaki