Patents by Inventor Kazluhiro Hirota

Kazluhiro Hirota 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).

  • Ultrasonic imaging system and imaging method
    Publication number: 20060241484
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging system includes an imaging catheter and an imaging apparatus. The imaging catheter has an insert for being inserted into a blood vessel, a transducer disposed in the insert, and at least one temperature sensor disposed in the insert. The temperature sensor measures the intravascular temperature in a radial direction of the blood vessel and rotates to measure an intravascular temperature distribution in a transverse cross section of the blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu Horiike, Hiroyuki Yagami, Kazluhiro Hirota