Patents by Inventor Kazunari Kagawa

Kazunari Kagawa 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).

  • Endoscopic instrument and method for manufacturing
    Patent number: 8216247
    Abstract: An endoscopic instrument according to the present invention includes: a wire disposed in a flexible sheath and capable of freely projecting relative to the flexible sheath, the distal end of the wire expanding in radius to form a loop section or a basket section upon being projected from the sheath; and a fixture cylinder for fixing the inserted proximal end of the wire, wherein the fixture cylinder is provided with a wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section for regulating the direction in which the radius of the wire increases; and a wire-fixing section, disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end relative to the wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section, for fixing the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kaneko, Megumi Kimura, Kazunari Kagawa, Kenji Fujiwara
  • Method for manufacturing an endoscopic instrument
    Patent number: 8186035
    Abstract: An endoscopic instrument according to the present invention includes: a wire disposed in a flexible sheath and capable of freely projecting relative to the flexible sheath, the distal end of the wire expanding in radius to form a loop section or a basket section upon being projected from the sheath; and a fixture cylinder for fixing the inserted proximal end of the wire, wherein the fixture cylinder is provided with a wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section for regulating the direction in which the radius of the wire increases; and a wire-fixing section, disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end relative to the wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section, for fixing the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kaneko, Megumi Kimura, Kazunari Kagawa, Kenji Fujiwara
  • ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100307630
    Abstract: An endoscopic instrument according to the present invention includes: a wire disposed in a flexible sheath and capable of freely projecting relative to the flexible sheath, the distal end of the wire expanding in radius to form a loop section or a basket section upon being projected from the sheath; and a fixture cylinder for fixing the inserted proximal end of the wire, wherein the fixture cylinder is provided with a wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section for regulating the direction in which the radius of the wire increases; and a wire-fixing section, disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end relative to the wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section, for fixing the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Tatsuya KANEKO, Megumi KIMURA, Kazunari KAGAWA, Kenji FUJIWARA
  • ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090112225
    Abstract: An endoscopic instrument according to the present invention includes: a wire disposed in a flexible sheath and capable of freely projecting relative to the flexible sheath, the distal end of the wire expanding in radius to form a loop section or a basket section upon being projected from the sheath; and a fixture cylinder for fixing the inserted proximal end of the wire, wherein the fixture cylinder is provided with a wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section for regulating the direction in which the radius of the wire increases; and a wire-fixing section, disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end relative to the wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section, for fixing the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Tatsuya KANEKO, Megumi KIMURA, Kazunari KAGAWA, Kenji FUJIWARA