Patents by Inventor Hiroki Tsuchida

Hiroki Tsuchida 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).

  • Publication number: 20110294203
    Abstract: A cell cluster from which unwanted components are removed by efficiently washing the cell cluster is collected. Provided is a cell washing method including a centrifuging step (S1) of collecting a cell suspension in a centrifuge container having a washing fluid discharge port opposing a bottom part and centrifugally separating cells at the bottom part by rotating in such a manner that the bottom part faces outward in the radial direction; a supernatant ejecting step (S2) of ejecting a supernatant centrifugally separated in the centrifuging step (S1); and a washing step (S3) of discharging the washing fluid from the discharge port while rotating the centrifuge container while ejecting the supernatant in the supernatant ejecting step (S2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC., OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki TSUCHIDA, Chisato KARASAWA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDA, Robert K. SHANAHAN, Lucas V. FORNACE
  • Publication number: 20100136689
    Abstract: A biological tissue is decomposed in a short time, and cells are obtained at a high yield without interfering with the health of the cells obtained through the decomposition. There is provided a method for decomposing biological tissue which decomposes a biological tissue under an action of a digestive enzyme, wherein a digestive juice containing the digestive enzyme is additionally supplied with the digestive enzyme either continuously or stepwisely over a predetermined time within a period from start of the decomposition until termination of the decomposition while the biological tissue is being immersed in the digestive juice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroki Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20100120148
    Abstract: A biological tissue is decomposed in a short time, and cells are obtained at a high yield without interfering with the health of cells obtained through the decomposition. There is provided a method for decomposing biological tissue which decomposes a biological tissue under an action of a digestive enzyme, comprising: a decomposition starting step S32 of starting the decomposition of the biological tissue by immersing the biological tissue in a digestive juice having the digestive enzyme mixed in a solvent; and an enzyme concentration reduction step S31 of reducing a concentration of the digestive enzyme in the digestive juice at a predetermined timing after the start of the decomposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroki Tsuchida