Patents by Inventor Chisato Uesaka
Chisato Uesaka 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).
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Patent number: 11596318Abstract: A method for manufacturing a blood pressure measurement cuff includes preparing an outer cloth, preparing an inner cloth, and forming a bag-shaped portion. The bag-shaped portion has an opening on a peripheral edge of the bag-shaped portion. A curler is inserted into the bag-shaped portion through the opening, the curler being flexible and configured to curve and conform to the measurement site. An air bladder is formed by welding the opening of the bag-shaped portion such that the air bladder surrounds an inner side and an outer side of the curler thereby containing the curler. The outer cloth is attached to an outer surface on a first side of the air bladder configured to be opposite to the measurement site, and the inner cloth is attached to an outer surface on a second side of the air bladder configured to be towards the measurement site.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Taniguchi, Tomonori Yuasa, Masaki Harada, Tameo Ashida, Chisato Uesaka, Wataru Tsunoda
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Patent number: 11478161Abstract: A blood pressure measurement cuff is a blood pressure measurement cuff to be attached such that it wraps around a measurement site and includes: a curler that is flexible and curves so as to naturally conform to the measurement site; an air bladder containing the curler due to being wrapped around the inner side and outer side of the curler; an inner cloth attached to an outer surface on the measurement site side of the air bladder; and an outer cloth attached to an outer surface on the side opposite to the measurement site of the air bladder.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Taniguchi, Tomonori Yuasa, Masaki Harada, Tameo Ashida, Chisato Uesaka, Wataru Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20200268264Abstract: A method for manufacturing a blood pressure measurement cuff includes preparing an outer cloth, preparing an inner cloth, and forming a bag-shaped portion. The bag-shaped portion has an opening on a peripheral edge of the bag-shaped portion. A curler is inserted into the bag-shaped portion through the opening, the curler being flexible and configured to curve and conform to the measurement site. An air bladder is formed by welding the opening of the bag-shaped portion such that the air bladder surrounds an inner side and an outer side of the curler thereby containing the curler. The outer cloth is attached to an outer surface on a first side of the air bladder configured to be opposite to the measurement site, and the inner cloth is attached to an outer surface on a second side of the air bladder configured to be towards the measurement site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru TANIGUCHI, Tomonori YUASA, Masaki HARADA, Tameo ASHIDA, Chisato UESAKA, Wataru TSUNODA
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Patent number: 10349843Abstract: With the blood pressure meter of the present invention, a pump unit is connected via a first fluid path to a fluid bladder. The first fluid path extends straight in the Z direction between the pump unit and the fluid bladder, sends air supplied from the pump unit to the fluid bladder or sends air inside of the fluid bladder to a valve.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Takanori Nishioka, Shingo Yamashita, Masataka Yanagase, Chisato Uesaka, Ryosuke Doi, Hiroyasu Ariga, Keita Ikeda, Izumi Hachimaru
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Patent number: 9999358Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a cuff and a control unit. The cuff includes a first securing portion, provided on one surface of the cuff, for securing the cuff to the measurement area in a wrapped state, and a second securing portion, provided on another surface of the cuff, for securing the cuff to the measurement area in a wrapped state. At least one of the first securing portion and the second securing portion includes an electromagnet portion. The control unit secures the cuff to the measurement area by controlling a magnetic force emitted from the electromagnet portion and causing the second securing portion to be attracted to the first securing portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Doi, Shingo Yamashita, Masataka Yanagase, Yukiya Sawanoi, Chisato Uesaka, Naoki Miyakawa, Hiroshi Koshimizu, Kenichiro Zaitsu
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Patent number: 9848783Abstract: Average blood pressure data of a morning time zone of every week and average blood pressure data of a night time zone of every week calculated by an average calculation portion are stored in a memory by performing blood pressure measurement. An every-week processing portion alternately switches and displays the average blood pressure data of the morning time zone and the average blood pressure data of the night time zone read from the memory based on an instruction input through an operation unit on a display unit every three seconds, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Tomohiro Kukita, Koji Maruta, Kohei Takeoka
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Patent number: 9788736Abstract: A cuff includes a fluid bladder, an outer cover that contains the fluid bladder toward one end portion, a surface fastener, and another surface fastener. The outer cover includes, in an area of the outer cover that includes a region in which the other surface fastener is provided, a first wide portion in which the width of the outer cover is greater than a width of an area of the outer cover that includes a region in which the surface fastener is provided. The other surface fastener includes a second wide portion in which the width of the other surface fastener is greater than the width of the surface fastener. The cuff can be fitted to a measurement area with certainty.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi
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Patent number: 9642540Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a measurement air bladder for being wrapped around a body part to be measured, a compression member that compresses the measurement air bladder from the outside of the measurement air bladder against the body part to be measured; an inflation member for inflating the measurement air bladder, a deflation member for deflating the measurement air bladder, a blood pressure determination unit that determines a blood pressure during the inflation by the inflation member or during the deflation by the deflation member, and a control unit that causes the compression member to apply a pressure that is higher than or equal to an atmospheric pressure to the measurement air bladder when an internal pressure of the measurement air bladder reaches or falls below a certain pressure due to the deflation by the deflation member.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi
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Publication number: 20160029910Abstract: A blood pressure measurement cuff is a blood pressure measurement cuff to be attached such that it wraps around a measurement site and includes: a curler that is flexible and curves so as to naturally conform to the measurement site; an air bladder containing the curler due to being wrapped around the inner side and outer side of the curler; an inner cloth attached to an outer surface on the measurement site side of the air bladder; and an outer cloth attached to an outer surface on the side opposite to the measurement site of the air bladder.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Minoru TANIGUCHI, Tomonori YUASA, Masaki HARADA, Tameo ASHIDA, Chisato UESAKA, Wataru TSUNODA
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Patent number: 9186074Abstract: A sphygmomanometer cuff includes a fluid bag, a curved elastic member, a cushion material, and an outer package body. The fluid bag is arranged around an arm of a subject and compresses the arm. The curved elastic member is arranged to overlap an outer side of the fluid bag with respect to the arm, formed in a substantially tubular shape extending in a predetermined axial direction, and elastically deformable in a radial direction thereof. The cushion material is arranged at a position projecting from an end of the curved elastic member in the axial direction and more easily compression deformed than the curved elastic member. The outer package body accommodates the fluid bag, the curved elastic member, and the cushion material.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Yoshihiko Sano
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Patent number: 9119538Abstract: A CPU of a sphygmomanometer includes a first control unit that, during measurement, controls a change in the internal pressure of a measurement air bladder by controlling the driving of a pump and/or a valve. The CPU further includes a second control unit that controls a change in the internal pressure of a compressing air bladder by controlling the driving of a pump and/or a valve. During measurement, the second control unit carries out control so that the internal pressure of the compressing air bladder is a predetermined ratio to the internal pressure of the measurement air bladder controlled by the first control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi, Hiroyuki Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9060697Abstract: A blood pressure meter cuff includes an air bladder that receives a supply of air in order to compress a radial artery and an ulnar artery, and a cuff band for fixing the air bladder to a wrist including the radial artery and the ulnar artery. The air bladder has a wide portion that is arranged on the radial artery and the ulnar artery, and first and second narrow portions that are continuous with the wide portion and are narrower than the wide portion. The edges of the first and second narrow portions that are continuous with the edges of the wide portion are shaped as straight lines that are inclined with respect to the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Takanori Nishioka, Ryosuke Doi, Shingo Yamashita, Yukiya Sawanoi
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Publication number: 20150105676Abstract: A blood pressure meter cuff of the present invention includes an air bladder that receives a supply of air in order to compress a radial artery and an ulnar artery, and a cuff band for fixing the air bladder to a wrist including the radial artery and the ulnar artery. The air bladder has a wide portion that is arranged on the radial artery and the ulnar artery, and first and second narrow portions that are continuous with the wide portion and are narrower than the wide portion. The edges of the first and second narrow portions that are continuous with the edges of the wide portion are shaped as straight lines that are inclined with respect to the width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Takanori Nishioka, Ryosuke Doi, Shingo Yamashita, Yukiya Sawanoi
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Publication number: 20150025400Abstract: With the blood pressure meter of the present invention, a pump unit is connected via a first fluid path to a fluid bladder. The first fluid path extends straight in the Z direction between the pump unit and the fluid bladder, sends air supplied from the pump unit to the fluid bladder or sends air inside of the fluid bladder to a valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Takanori NISHIOKA, Shingo YAMASHITA, Masataka YANAGASE, Chisato UESAKA, Ryosuke DOI, Hiroyasu ARIGA, Keita IKEDA, Izumi HACHIMARU
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Publication number: 20140350419Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a cuff and a control unit. The cuff includes a first securing portion, provided on one surface of the cuff, for securing the cuff to the measurement area in a wrapped state, and a second securing portion, provided on another surface of the cuff, for securing the cuff to the measurement area in a wrapped state. At least one of the first securing portion and the second securing portion includes an electromagnet portion. The control unit secures the cuff to the measurement area by controlling a magnetic force emitted from the electromagnet portion and causing the second securing portion to be attracted to the first securing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Ryosuke DOI, Shingo YAMASHITA, Masataka YANAGASE, Yukiya SAWANOI, Chisato UESAKA, Naoki MIYAKAWA, Hiroshi KOSHIMIZU, Kenichiro ZAITSU
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Patent number: 8808189Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a wrapping strength detecting portion for detecting a wrapping strength of a cuff with respect to a measurement site. The wrapping strength detecting portion detects the wrapping strength of the cuff prior to calculation of a blood pressure value by a blood pressure calculation unit. That is, the wrapping strength of the cuff is detected based on a relationship indicated by a volume change ?V12 of the cuff detected with a change in the detection pressure in the cuff wrapped around the measurement site from P1 to P2 and a volume change ?23 of the cuff detected with change from P2 to P3 in a process of controlling the cuff pressure by a pressure adjustment unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihide Tokko, Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi, Naomi Matsumura, Masaki Tomioka, Reiji Fujita, Shingo Yamashita, Yuuichiro Tamaki
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Patent number: 8652059Abstract: A cuff includes a cuff main body portion and a gripping portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the cuff main body portion. The cuff main body portion includes an air bladder, a tightening belt wrapped around an outer side of the air bladder, and a wrapping length adjustment mechanism for variably adjusting a wrapping length of the tightening belt. The wrapping length adjustment mechanism has a bias spring for pulling and biasing the tightening belt in a direction in which the wrapping length of the tightening belt is shortened, a first restriction portion for restricting extension of the wrapping length, and a second restriction portion for restricting shortening of the wrapping length. The gripping portion includes a push button for switching actions of the two restriction portions. In this configuration, the cuff may be easily attached to a measurement site regardless of the circumferential length of the site.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiko Sano, Chisato Uesaka, Bo Zhao
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Publication number: 20130138000Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a measurement air bladder for being wrapped around a body part to be measured, a compression member that compresses the measurement air bladder from the outside of the measurement air bladder against the body part to be measured; an inflation member for inflating the measurement air bladder, a deflation member for deflating the measurement air bladder, a blood pressure determination unit that determines a blood pressure during the inflation by the inflation member or during the deflation by the deflation member, and a control unit that causes the compression member to apply a pressure that is higher than or equal to an atmospheric pressure to the measurement air bladder when an internal pressure of the measurement air bladder reaches or falls below a certain pressure due to the deflation by the deflation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: May 30, 2013Inventors: Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi
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Publication number: 20130109981Abstract: A CPU of a sphygmomanometer includes a first control unit that, during measurement, controls a change in the internal pressure of a measurement air bladder by controlling the driving of a pump and/or a valve. The CPU further includes a second control unit that controls a change in the internal pressure of a compressing air bladder by controlling the driving of a pump and/or a valve. During measurement, the second control unit carries out control so that the internal pressure of the compressing air bladder is a predetermined ratio to the internal pressure of the measurement air bladder controlled by the first control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi, Hiroyuki Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20120316449Abstract: A cuff includes a fluid bladder, an outer cover that contains the fluid bladder toward one end portion, a surface fastener, and another surface fastener. The outer cover includes, in an area of the outer cover that includes a region in which the other surface fastener is provided, a first wide portion in which the width of the outer cover is greater than a width of an area of the outer cover that includes a region in which the surface fastener is provided. The other surface fastener includes a second wide portion in which the width of the other surface fastener is greater than the width of the surface fastener. The cuff can be fitted to a measurement area with certainty.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi