Patents by Inventor Hiro-o Yamano

Hiro-o Yamano 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).

  • Submucosal layer dissection instrument, submucosal layer dissection system, and submucosal layer dissection method
    Patent number: 9402683
    Abstract: A submucosal layer dissection instrument of the present invention includes an instrument body that is inserted into a submucosal layer, a line formed between the proximal end side and the distal end side of the instrument body; and an expanding section provided on the distal end side of the instrument body that expands in the case of having received a supply of fluid through the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiro-o Yamano, Akihito Sadamasa
  • Submucosal layer dissection instrument, submucosal layer dissection system, and submucosal layer dissection method
    Publication number: 20050149099
    Abstract: A submucosal layer dissection instrument of the present invention includes an instrument body that is inserted into a submucosal layer, a line formed between the proximal end side and the distal end side of the instrument body; and an expanding section provided on the distal end side of the instrument body that expands in the case of having received a supply of fluid through the line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Hiro-o Yamano, Akihito Sadamasa