Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Kashiwagi

Hideyuki Kashiwagi 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).

  • Gastric access device
    Patent number: 5555898
    Abstract: A gastric access device having an external bolster and a tubular body. The tubular body has an integral bolster portion at one end and an integral dilator portion at an opposite end. An incision extending from an external body surface to an internal body cavity is formed and the gastric access device is inserted through the incision such that the bolster portion is in contact with an inner body surface surrounding the internal body cavity, the tubular body lies within and projects outwardly from the incision, and the dilator portion is on the outside or exterior of the body. The external bolster is slid or pushed down over the dilator portion and the projecting portion of the tubular body and into contact with the external surface of the body. The projecting portion of the tubular body is clamped and subsequently severed to disconnect the dilator portion from the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Applied Medical Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka Suzuki, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, Teruaki Aoki, Fumiichi Koshino, George J. Picha, Anthony J. Szpak