Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Saio

Hidetoshi Saio 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: 11628241
    Abstract: A blood purification apparatus that includes a blood purifier, a vascular access flow path, a cleaning solution flow path, and a drainage flow path. The blood purifier has an inner portion divided by a semi-permeable membrane into a first portion and a second portion. The vascular access flow path is connected to the blood purifier and is in communication with the first portion. The cleaning solution flow path is connected to the blood purifier and is in communication with the first portion. The drainage flow path is connected to the blood purifier and is in communication with the second portion. The cleaning solution flow path is provided with a blood pump capable of bidirectionally feeding a fluid. An open-close valve is provided in each of the vascular access flow path and the drainage flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Ueda, Hidetoshi Saio
  • Patent number: 11467170
    Abstract: A dose determination program for an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent that is executable by a computer. The program causes the computer to perform: obtaining a predetermined target hemoglobin concentration; obtaining a first concentration and a first dose in a stable state in which a hemoglobin concentration is stable at the first concentration by repeatedly administering the first dose a plurality of times, and calculating a second dose of the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent based on the obtained target hemoglobin concentration, the obtained first concentration, and the obtained first dose, the second dose of the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent being to be administered by a fixed amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Shinzato, Wataru Mizuno, Hidetoshi Saio
  • Publication number: 20200200770
    Abstract: A dose determination program for an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent that is executable by a computer. The program causes the computer to perform: obtaining a predetermined target hemoglobin concentration; obtaining a first concentration and a first dose in a stable state in which a hemoglobin concentration is stable at the first concentration by repeatedly administering the first dose a plurality of times, and calculating a second dose of the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent based on the obtained target hemoglobin concentration, the obtained first concentration, and the obtained first dose, the second dose of the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent being to be administered by a fixed amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru SHINZATO, Wataru MIZUNO, Hidetoshi SAIO
  • Publication number: 20200139035
    Abstract: A blood purification apparatus that includes a blood purifier, a vascular access flow path, a cleaning solution flow path, and a drainage flow path. The blood purifier has an inner portion divided by a semi-permeable membrane into a first portion and a second portion. The vascular access flow path is connected to the blood purifier and is in communication with the first portion. The cleaning solution flow path is connected to the blood purifier and is in communication with the first portion. The drainage flow path is connected to the blood purifier and is in communication with the second portion. The cleaning solution flow path is provided with a blood pump capable of bidirectionally feeding a fluid. An open-close valve is provided in each of the vascular access flow path and the drainage flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsutaka UEDA, Hidetoshi SAIO
  • Patent number: 7722557
    Abstract: A blood purification apparatus in which the pressure in a circuit is measured by directly measuring the strain of an air trap by a strain sensor without providing a pressure measuring section in the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sano, Makoto Mitsuhashi, Hidetoshi Saio
  • Publication number: 20060100564
    Abstract: A blood purification apparatus in which the pressure in a circuit is measured by directly measuring the strain of an air trap by a strain sensor without providing a pressure measuring section in the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sano, Makoto Mitsuhashi, Hidetoshi Saio
  • Patent number: 6749818
    Abstract: A cost effective solution preparing apparatus includes a chamber which is divided into two compartments by a movable partition; a dissolving solution supply line for supplying a dissolving solution to the first compartment of the chamber; a solution tank connected with the first compartment and the second compartment through a first solution preparing line and through a second solution preparing line, respectively; a transporting pump provided in the second solution preparing line; a concentration meter; a solution transporting line for transporting the solution prepared and filled in the second compartment to a point of use; and a circulating line, in which the solution tank is exemplified as a U-shape tank constructed of a relatively small-diameter upstream tank portion and a relatively large-diameter downstream tank portion, and at least one filter is provided in a downstream portion of the downstream tank portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sano, Hidetoshi Saio
  • Publication number: 20020012619
    Abstract: A cost effective solution preparing apparatus includes a chamber which is divided into two compartments by a movable partition; a dissolving solution supply line for supplying a dissolving solution to the first compartment of the chamber; a solution tank connected with the first compartment and the second compartment through a first solution preparing line and through a second solution preparing line, respectively; a transporting pump provided in the second solution preparing line; a concentration meter; a solution transporting line for transporting the solution prepared and filled in the second compartment to a point of use; and a circulating line, in which the solution tank is exemplified as a U-shape tank constructed of a relatively small-diameter upstream tank portion and a relatively large-diameter downstream tank portion, and at least one filter is provided in a downstream portion of the downstream tank portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sano, Hidetoshi Saio