Patents by Inventor Chika Miyajima

Chika Miyajima 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: 20230248424
    Abstract: An endoscopic treatment device includes a hollow tube; an electrode; and an insulative support member. In a radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the hollow tube, the insulative support member is radially outward of the electrode and the hollow tube is radially outward of the insulative support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Yusuke SHIOTA, Chika MIYAJIMA, Hiromasa KATO, Junichi KOGISO, Yohei YOSHIDA, Yasuhito SUGA, Yasuo FUNAKOSHI, Yui KAWANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230240514
    Abstract: An endoscope treatment tool, comprising: a sheath; a handle body; a wire; a treatment portion connected to a distal end of the wire and arranged on a distal end side of the sheath; a rotating handle movable with respect to the handle body and connected to the wire; a conductive connector having an insertion passage through which the wire is inserted, wherein the wire is movable in a wire movement direction to advance and retreat in a direction that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the handle body, wherein the wire is rotatable around an axis of the wire movement direction, and wherein the conductive connector extends in a direction that intersects the wire movement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Yusuke SHIOTA, Kotaro YAMADA, Daiki HAGIWARA, Hiromasa KATO, Chika MIYAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220313356
    Abstract: A high-frequency treatment tool includes: a tubular sheath; a cap member fixed to a distal end of the sheath; and an electrode part provided so as to be relatively movable in a longitudinal direction of the sheath and relatively rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the sheath with respect to the cap member. The electrode part and the cap member are relatively rotated about the longitudinal axis of the sheath while pressing biological tissue stuck to the electrode part against the cap member to separate the biological tissue from the electrode part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori HIGUCHI, Chika MIYAJIMA, Satoko KATO
  • Publication number: 20220240960
    Abstract: An endoscopic treatment device includes a sheath formed from a resin; a flow-passage formation member attached to a distal end portion of the sheath to be rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the sheath; a pair of forceps pieces supported by the flow-passage formation member such that the pair of forceps pieces are able to be opened and closed; a link mechanism connected to the pair of forceps pieces and configured to open and close the pair of forceps pieces; an operation wire extending along the longitudinal axis of the sheath; and a connection member configured to connect a proximal end arm of the link mechanism and the operation wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Yusuke SHIOTA, Chika MIYAJIMA, Hiromasa KATO, Kotaro YAMADA, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20220241002
    Abstract: An endoscopic treatment device includes a sheath formed from a resin; a tubular hollow needle inserted into the sheath and having a sharp distal end; a rod formed from a metal and having a conduit; a shaft attached to a proximal end of the rod and having an internal space communicating with the conduit of the rod; and an operation portion including (i) a slider attached to a proximal end of the shaft, and (ii) and a lever attached to a proximal end of the hollow needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Yusuke SHIOTA, Chika MIYAJIMA, Hiromasa KATO, Kotaro YAMADA, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20210196104
    Abstract: An endoscope treatment tool includes: a cylindrical distal-end member to be attached to a distal end of an endoscope; a grasping tool that is provided at an outer side surface of the endoscope along a longitudinal axis of the endoscope, that grasps biological tissue, and that is movable in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in a state in which the biological tissue is grasped; an electrode that is disposed so as to protrude forward with respect to a distal end of the distal-end member; and an electrode driving portion that is configured to move the electrode in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya HIDAKA, Chika MIYAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9033978
    Abstract: A high-frequency treatment instrument having a sheath; an elongated extension member; a narrow portion provided on an inner surface of the sheath; and a pressing member which allows the elongated extension member to advance and retract only in a part of the sheath. The elongated extension member is advanced to form a first treatment electrode extending along a central axial line of the sheath and the elongated extension member is further advanced to form a second treatment electrode which intersects with the central axial line of the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Naohisa Yahagi, Yuta Muyari, Tsutomu Nakamura, Chika Miyajima, Tsutomu Okada
  • Patent number: 8034094
    Abstract: A stent delivery system includes a tubular stent which is retained in a body cavity of a living body; a pusher tube, whose distal end contacts with a proximal end of the stent, which pushes and moves the stent to a distal end side; a filament which connects the stent with the pusher tube by the proximal end side of the filament being engaged with the pusher tube and by the distal end side of the filament stretching to the stent side so as to penetrate the peripheral wall of the stent; an engaging member which is engaged with a distal end portion of the filament penetrating the peripheral wall of the stent, and which keeps the connecting condition between the stent and the pusher tube by the filament; and a pulling member which pulls a distal end side of the filament into a proximal end side of the pusher tube when the engagement between the engaging member and the filament is released and the connection between the stent and the pusher tube is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Daisuke Aoba, Yutaka Yanuma, Chika Miyajima
  • Patent number: 7731714
    Abstract: An instrument for an endoscope including a flexible insulative insertion section inserted in an endoscope channel, a tubular first electrode section arranged at a distal end of the insertion section with an insertion hole formed along the axis of the insertion section, a conductive electric wire inserted in the insertion section and movable forward/backward, a control section arranged on the proximal end side of the insertion section and controlling forward/backward movement of the electric wire along the axis, a rod-shaped second electrode section connected to a distal end of the electric wire and inserted so as to be movable forward/backward in the insertion hole, and an external connecting section electrically connected to a proximal end side of the electric wire and applying external currents with predetermined frequencies to the electric wire and the second electrode section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Chika Miyajima, Tsutomu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090312829
    Abstract: A stent delivery system includes a tubular stent which is retained in a body cavity of a living body; a pusher tube, whose distal end contacts with a proximal end of the stent, which pushes and moves the stent to a distal end side; a filament which connects the stent with the pusher tube by the proximal end side of the filament being engaged with the pusher tube and by the distal end side of the filament stretching to the stent side so as to penetrate the peripheral wall of the stent; an engaging member which is engaged with a distal end portion of the filament penetrating the peripheral wall of the stent, and which keeps the connecting condition between the stent and the pusher tube by the filament; and a pulling member which pulls a distal end side of the filament into a proximal end side of the pusher tube when the engagement between the engaging member and the filament is released and the connection between the stent and the pusher tube is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Daisuke AOBA, Yutaka YANUMA, Chika MIYAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20070282328
    Abstract: A high-frequency treatment instrument for performing a high-frequency treatment on a pathological lesion portion includes an elongated flexible sheath 2, a pair of arm portions 3A and 3B which is disposed in the sheath 2 so as to freely extend and retract, which is in a closed state in the sheath, and which is opened in a direction moving away from a center axial line of the sheath 2 when it protrudes from the distal end of the sheath 2, a linear treatment electrode which is connected to the distal end sides of the pair of arm portions and which is stretched between the arm portions when the pair of arm portions are opened, an operating wire (elongated extension member) which is disposed in the sheath 2 so as to freely extend and retract and the distal end of which is connected to the treatment electrode, and an operating portion, to which the proximal ends of the sheath and the operating wire are connected, and which operates the operating wire to extend and retract relative to the sheath 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicants: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Naohisa Yahagi, Yuta Muyari, Tsutomu Nakamura, Chika Miyajima, Tsutomu Okada
  • Publication number: 20060276784
    Abstract: An instrument for an endoscope including a flexible insulative insertion section inserted in an endoscope channel, a tubular first electrode section arranged at a distal end of the insertion section with an insertion hole formed along the axis of the insertion section, a conductive electric wire inserted in the insertion section and movable forward/backward, a control section arranged on the proximal end side of the insertion section and controlling forward/backward movement of the electric wire along the axis, a rod-shaped second electrode section connected to a distal end of the electric wire and inserted so as to be movable forward/backward in the insertion hole, and an external connecting section electrically connected to a proximal end side of the electric wire and applying external currents with predetermined frequencies to the electric wire and the second electrode section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Chika Miyajima, Tsutomu Nakamura