Patents by Inventor Etsuo Murakami

Etsuo Murakami 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: 11903873
    Abstract: An infusion pipe capable of achieving a flow rate higher or the same as that of a conventional product, and of easily joining to a cannula attached to an eyeball. The infusion pipe of the present invention is used in an ophthalmic operation with the infusion pipe joined to a cannula attached to an eyeball, and includes an insertion part to be inserted, at the time of joining to the cannula, inside a cannula piercing part, which is a part of the cannula for piercing the eyeball. A cross-section of the insertion part is an arc shape from which a part of a circle is cut out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MANI, INC.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masahiro Takano
  • Patent number: 11642152
    Abstract: A cannula holder capable of securing a cannula to the holder at the time of piercing work, and easily removing the cannula from the holder using tweezers or the like. The cannula holder, to which a piercing needle for piercing an eyeball and a cannula are attached when attaching the cannula used in ophthalmic operations to the eyeball, includes claw portions that are formed on a front end of the cannula holder and which press sides of the cannula either at positions where said claw portions face each other or from multiple directions. A depression may be provided in a side of the front end of the cannula holder, allowing visibility of a part of a back end of the cannula from the depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MANI, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masanori Oshino
  • Patent number: 11432842
    Abstract: There is provided a cannula that suppresses leakage of vitreous humor, etc., from a slit through which a surgical tool is inserted. A cannula (10) used for piercing through an eyeball during an ophthalmic operation, includes: a pipe (11); a cylindrical base (12) fitted together with the circumference of a base end of the pipe (11); a resin cap (13) including a cover surface (13c) covering the surface of the base end of the pipe (11) and a side surface (13a) covering a cylindrical side surface of the base (12); and a slit (13d) passing through the center of the cover surface (13c). The outer diameter of the cylindrical side surface of the base (12) at a position where the cylindrical side surface of the base (12) touches the side surface (13a) of the cap is larger than the inner diameter of the side surface of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: MANI, INC.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masanori Oshino
  • Publication number: 20220096109
    Abstract: Medical forceps include a pair of arms; and a gripping portion provided at a tip end of each arm, wherein the gripping portion has, at least at part thereof, a first region having a first surface roughness, a region adjacent to the first region has a second region having a surface roughness different from the first surface roughness, and the medical forceps further have, between the first region and the second region, such a light-dark difference that a boundary between the regions is recognizable under illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TAZAWA, Keisuke TSUNODA, Etsuo MURAKAMI, Masamichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210204972
    Abstract: There is provided a cannula that suppresses leakage of vitreous humor, etc., from a slit through which a surgical tool is inserted. A cannula (10) used for piercing through an eyeball during an ophthalmic operation, includes: a pipe (11); a cylindrical base (12) fitted together with the circumference of a base end of the pipe (11); a resin cap (13) including a cover surface (13c) covering the surface of the base end of the pipe (11) and a side surface (13a) covering a cylindrical side surface of the base (12); and a slit (13d) passing through the center of the cover surface (13c). The outer diameter of the cylindrical side surface of the base (12) at a position where the cylindrical side surface of the base (12) touches the side surface (13a) of the cap is larger than the inner diameter of the side surface of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masanori Oshino
  • Publication number: 20210093351
    Abstract: A cannula holder capable of securing a cannula to the holder at the time of piercing work, and easily removing the cannula from the holder using tweezers or the like. The cannula holder, to which a piercing needle for piercing an eyeball and a cannula are attached when attaching the cannula used in ophthalmic operations to the eyeball, includes claw portions that are formed on a front end of the cannula holder and which press sides of the cannula either at positions where said claw portions face each other or from multiple directions. A depression may be provided in a side of the front end of the cannula holder, allowing visibility of a part of a back end of the cannula from the depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masanori Oshino
  • Patent number: 10765554
    Abstract: There is provided a piercing needle-equipped cannula that has a pre-attached piercing needle, and no deformation of the slit portion due to the piercing needle is left after the piercing needle is pulled out. A piercing needle-equipped cannula (100) includes: a cannula (10) pierced in an eyeball and used in ophthalmic operations; a resin cap (13) having a slit (13a) opened in the cannula (10); and a piercing needle (15) attached to the cannula (10). The piercing needle (15) includes a needle main body (15c) on a front end side, a base (15d) on a base end side, and a slit piercing part (15s) piercing the slit (13a) in a state where the needle main body (15c) and the base (15d) are connected, and the cross-sectional area of the slit piercing part (15s) is smaller than that of the thickest part of the needle main body (15c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: MANI, INC.
    Inventor: Etsuo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20200179656
    Abstract: A backflush needle allowing maintaining the shape of a soft member at the tip when passing through a cannula. A backflush needle is used in an ophthalmic operation with the backflush needle passed through a cannula attached to an eyeball. The needle includes a tubular needle main body to pass through the cannula, a tubular soft member connected to a front end of the needle main body, and a rod-shaped core member to pass through respective tubular hollow cavities of the needle main body and the soft member. The core member is axially movable, allowing protrusion of a front end of the core member from the soft member and retraction of the front end until a position detached from the needle main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masahiro Takano
  • Publication number: 20200179166
    Abstract: An infusion pipe capable of achieving a flow rate higher or the same as that of a conventional product, and of easily joining to a cannula attached to an eyeball. The infusion pipe of the present invention is used in an ophthalmic operation with the infusion pipe joined to a cannula attached to an eyeball, and includes an insertion part to be inserted, at the time of joining to the cannula, inside a cannula piercing part, which is a part of the cannula for piercing the eyeball. A cross-section of the insertion part is an arc shape from which a part of a circle is cut out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masahiro Takano
  • Patent number: 10675181
    Abstract: A vitreous body cutter that allows wide movement of an opening position at the end part of a pipe even when the pipe is thin and that allows suction of vitreous bodies etc. in a wide range. The vitreous body cutter includes: a pipe having an opening on the side of an end part; a cutter, which slides along the inner surface of the pipe; a power output section, which is connected to the pipe and slides the cutter; and an outer case, through which the pipe passes, and which includes the power output section inside; and further includes a joint for connecting the outer case to a cannula attached to an eyeball. The protrusion length of the pipe from the outer case can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: MANI, INC.
    Inventor: Etsuo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20190344014
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cannula that can decrease the rate of increase in resistance that is generated when penetrating an incision formed in tissue. The cylindrical cannula (1) configures a trocar (B) used during surgery; an incision member (C) can be inserted and removed therewithin; one side of the end portion of the cylinder forms a protruding slanted cut end (2); and a tapered surface (3) having an uneven width and a width that is wider on the protruding side (the side of point 2a) of the slanted cut end than the non-protruding side (the side of point 2b) is formed on the outer periphery of the slanted cut end (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Etsuo MURAKAMI, Kaoru OGANE
  • Publication number: 20180344519
    Abstract: There is provided a piercing needle-equipped cannula that has a pre-attached piercing needle, and no deformation of the slit portion due to the piercing needle is left after the piercing needle is pulled out. A piercing needle-equipped cannula (100) includes: a cannula (10) pierced in an eyeball and used in ophthalmic operations; a resin cap (13) having a slit (13a) opened in the cannula (10); and a piercing needle (15) attached to the cannula (10). The piercing needle (15) includes a needle main body (15c) on a front end side, a base (15d) on a base end side, and a slit piercing part (15s) piercing the slit (13a) in a state where the needle main body (15c) and the base (15d) are connected, and the cross-sectional area of the slit piercing part (15s) is smaller than that of the thickest part of the needle main body (15c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventor: Etsuo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20180326529
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a vitreous body surgical probe that is easily manufactured and has a flat end outer surface and a flat end inner surface. A method for manufacturing a vitreous body surgical probe (10) includes the steps of; bringing a steel plate (30) in contact with an end surface of a steel pipe (20); and irradiating an energy beam (50) from the steel plate side along the outer circumference of the pipe end surface. The steel plate is cut through irradiation of the energy beam (50), and the pipe (20) and the steel plate (30) are welded together simultaneously. Alternatively, a step of using the same energy beam for cutting and welding the steel plate may be added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Kaoru Ogane
  • Publication number: 20180250165
    Abstract: A vitreous body surgical probe that includes a probe main body having sufficient bending rigidity, and that can make it easy to collect vitreous bodies etc. in the vicinity of the retina which are difficult to reach using the conventional vitreous body surgical probe while securing sufficient suction efficiency. The vitreous body surgical probe includes: a probe main body having a pipe shape; an end part having an approximately tube shape, which is connected to the very end part of the probe main body, has a smaller diameter than the probe main body, and includes a sealed tip surface and an opening in the side; and a cutter, which has matching diameters to respective inner diameters of the probe main body and the end part, has a blade part on a tip, and slides along inner surfaces of the probe main body and the end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventor: Etsuo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20180243133
    Abstract: A vitreous body cutter that allows wide movement of an opening position at the end part of a pipe even when the pipe is thin and that allows suction of vitreous bodies etc. in a wide range. The vitreous body cutter includes: a pipe having an opening on the side of an end part; a cutter, which slides along the inner surface of the pipe; a power output section, which is connected to the pipe and slides the cutter; and an outer case, through which the pipe passes, and which includes the power output section inside; and further includes a joint for connecting the outer case to a cannula attached to an eyeball. The protrusion length of the pipe from the outer case can be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventor: Etsuo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20160213511
    Abstract: There is provided a cannula that is capable of controlling itself from easily slipping out from an eyeball when a surgical tool or the like is moved, does not damage the eyeball even when the base of the cannula and the eyeball make contact, and controls a pipe from detaching from the base. The cannula is pierced through the eyeball in ophthalmic operations and includes a metal pipe for piercing through the eyeball A; and a base joined to an end side of the pipe and made of a material having flexibility. Moreover, the center part of an eyeball side end surface of the base should be depressed, and the shape of the contact portion of the base should be changed when the base makes contact with the eyeball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Mani, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Kaoru Ogane
  • Publication number: 20150223979
    Abstract: A vitreous body surgical probe that forms an inner surface and an outer surface of a distal part of a probe body into flat surfaces and prevents a hole in the distal part from remaining A vitreous body surgical probe has a probe body (11), an outer surface (14b) and an inner surface (14a) of a distal part (14) of the probe body are flat surfaces, and at least part of the distal part (14) is a granular structure (18) formed by melting by energy beam irradiation and then solidifying. The distal part (14) may have an inclined surface forming a desired angle with respect to an axial direction of the probe body (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Etsuo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20120165851
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cannula that can decrease the rate of increase in resistance that is generated when penetrating an incision formed in tissue. The cylindrical cannula (1) configures a trocar (B) used during surgery; an incision member (C) can be inserted and removed therewithin; one side of the end portion of the cylinder forms a protruding slanted cut end (2); and a tapered surface (3) having an uneven width and a width that is wider on the protruding side (the side of point 2a) of the slanted cut end than the non-protruding side (the side of point 2b) is formed on the outer periphery of the slanted cut end (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Kaoru Ogane
  • Publication number: 20080161845
    Abstract: The invention provides a trocar for penetrating body tissue and being placed, which allows for shortening the time required to seal an opening, regardless of the size of the opening. In a first trocar used in performing surgery, an incision member is detachably inserted into the cannula portion and a cutting blade with a shape of a nearly straight line is formed at the tip. In a second trocar, the tip part of the cannula portion that detachably inserts the incision member has a slanting cut end, and the slanting cut end is formed in a tapered shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: MANI, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Murakami, Masahiko Saito, Akio Yamaguchi