Patents by Inventor Kenbu Teramoto

Kenbu Teramoto 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).

  • Operation assisting system
    Patent number: 8400312
    Abstract: An operation assisting system. When an operator manipulates an operation instrument to perform an operation for a joint surgery including a hip replacement, the operation assisting system provides the operator with information on the orientation of a bone such as a pelvis and an appropriate direction of the operation instrument relative to the bone to assist the operator so as to complete the operation in an easy and accurate manner, which ensures a high degree of operation accuracy and reduces the cost of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Saga University
    Inventors: Takao Hotokebuchi, Kenbu Teramoto, Masamori Shigematsu
  • OPERATION ASSISTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100127879
    Abstract: An operation assisting system. When an operator manipulates an operation instrument to perform an operation for a joint surgery including a hip replacement, the operation assisting system provides the operator with information on the orientation of a bone such as a pelvis and an appropriate direction of the operation instrument relative to the bone to assist the operator so as to complete the operation in an easy and accurate manner, which ensures a high degree of operation accuracy and reduces the cost of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Takao Hotokebuchi, Kenbu Teramoto, Masamori Shigematsu