Patents by Inventor Chihiro AKIBA

Chihiro AKIBA 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: 20230270464
    Abstract: Provided is a guide device for puncturing with a puncture needle from a puncture point A provided at a vicinity of a first point B on a waist of a patient to a target point D inside a patient's body, the target point D corresponding to a second point C different from the first point B on the waist. The guide device includes a guide part for guiding the puncturing with the puncture needle, and a support base for supporting the guide part and abutting on the waist. A portion of the support base is configured to define a first angle with respect to a straight line connecting the puncture point A and the second point C, and the guide part is provided at a second angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the support base. The first angle is defined by the puncture point A, the second point C and the first point B, and the second angle is defined by the puncture point A, the target point D and the second point C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Yuji OHTA, Ayane MIMORI, Chihiro AKIBA, Hideki BANDAI, Masakazu MIYAJIMA