Patents by Inventor Kohei Fukaya

Kohei Fukaya 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).

  • Patent number: 11963719
    Abstract: A light irradiating medical device 1 includes a catheter shaft 2 extending in a longitudinal direction; a balloon 5 disposed at a distal portion of the catheter shaft 2; a light guiding tool 10 disposed in a lumen of the catheter shaft 2 and movable in the longitudinal direction, the light guiding tool 10 including an optical fiber 11 extending in the longitudinal direction and a tubular member 15 covering the optical fiber 11 and having light transparency, the optical fiber 11 including a core 12, a cladding 13 and a cladding absent portion 14 disposed at a part of a distal portion of the core 12; a first radiopaque marker 21 disposed at the distal portion of the catheter shaft 2; and a second radiopaque marker 22 disposed at the tubular member 15 at a position distal to a distal end 12a of the core 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori Takata, Kohei Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20220047331
    Abstract: A light irradiating medical device 1 includes a catheter shaft 2 extending in a longitudinal direction; a balloon 5 disposed at a distal portion of the catheter shaft 2; a light guiding tool 10 disposed in a lumen of the catheter shaft 2 and movable in the longitudinal direction, the light guiding tool 10 including an optical fiber 11 extending in the longitudinal direction and a tubular member 15 covering the optical fiber 11 and having light transparency, the optical fiber 11 including a core 12, a cladding 13 and a cladding absent portion 14 disposed at a part of a distal portion of the core 12; a first radiopaque marker 21 disposed at the distal portion of the catheter shaft 2; and a second radiopaque marker 22 disposed at the tubular member 15 at a position distal to a distal end 12a of the core 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori TAKATA, Kohei FUKAYA
  • Patent number: 10828194
    Abstract: A lacrimal duct tube includes: a pair of tubular members that each have at one end an opening communicating with a lumen; and a connection member that connects the other ends of the tubular members. A base end part including the other end of at least one of the tubular members is tapered down toward the connection member and the base end part has an inlet/outlet port communicating with the lumen of the tubular member. A portion of the base end part constituting peripheral edge of the inlet/outlet port and the connection member are connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Koga, Eiji Ogino, Fumiyasu Hirai, Kohei Fukaya, Hidekazu Miyauchi, Mariko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10058451
    Abstract: A lacrimal duct tube including: a pair of tubular members each of which has an terminal end opening at one end; and a central member that connects other ends of the tubular members, at least one of the tubular members includes: a cylindrical part extended from the terminal end opening to the central member side and has an opening for bar-like operative instrument at an end portion at the central member side; and an arc-shaped part that is extended from the end portion of the cylindrical part at the central member side further to the central member side and has an almost arc-shaped wall portion on a cross section orthogonal to a longitudinal side of the tubular member, and the almost arc-shaped wall portion is formed at the arc-shaped part continuously over a length of ? or more and 9/10 or less of an entire length of the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Fukaya, Hidekazu Miyauchi, Mariko Matsumoto, Chihiro Koga
  • Patent number: 9913753
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lacrimal duct tube that can be preferably used for the treatment of lacrimal duct obstruction, in particular, sheath guided endoscopic probing having been frequently performed in recent years, the lacrimal duct tube being excellent in passage through a lesion in the lacrimal duct, operability in the lacrimal duct, and manipulation of the endoscope inserted into the lumen of the tube, and providing a sufficient viewing field of the endoscope. The present invention relates to a lacrimal duct tube, including: a pair of tubular members that each has an opening at one end and a hole in a side wall communicating with a lumen; and a connection member that connects other ends of the tubular members, wherein the tubular members each include a plurality of resin portions different in Shore hardness, at least one of the resin portions is positioned between the opening and the hole and forms a lumen wall of the tubular member, and the lumen wall has a Shore hardness of 57D or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Fukaya, Hidekazu Miyauchi, Mariko Matsumoto, Eiji Ogino, Chihiro Koga
  • Publication number: 20160324690
    Abstract: A lacrimal duct tube includes: a pair of tubular members that each have at one end an opening communicating with a lumen; and a connection member that connects the other ends of the tubular members. A base end part including the other end of at least one of the tubular members is tapered down toward the connection member and the base end part has an inlet/outlet port communicating with the lumen of the tubular member. A portion of the base end part constituting peripheral edge of the inlet/outlet port and the connection member are connected together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro KOGA, Eiji OGINO, Fumiyasu HIRAI, Kohei FUKAYA, Hidekazu MIYAUCHI, Mariko MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150351962
    Abstract: A lacrimal duct tube including: a pair of tubular members each of which has an terminal end opening at one end; and a central member that connects other ends of the tubular members, at least one of the tubular members includes: a cylindrical part extended from the terminal end opening to the central member side and has an opening for bar-like operative instrument at an end portion at the central member side; and an arc-shaped part that is extended from the end portion of the cylindrical part at the central member side further to the central member side and has an almost arc-shaped wall portion on a cross section orthogonal to a longitudinal side of the tubular member, and the almost arc-shaped wall portion is formed at the arc-shaped part continuously over a length of ? or more and 9/10 or less of an entire length of the tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei FUKAYA, Hidekazu MIYAUCHI, Mariko MATSUMOTO, Chihiro KOGA
  • Publication number: 20150250648
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lacrimal duct tube that can be preferably used for the treatment of lacrimal duct obstruction, in particular, sheath guided endoscopic probing having been frequently performed in recent years, the lacrimal duct tube being excellent in passage through a lesion in the lacrimal duct, operability in the lacrimal duct, and manipulation of the endoscope inserted into the lumen of the tube, and providing a sufficient viewing field of the endoscope. The present invention relates to a lacrimal duct tube, including: a pair of tubular members that each has an opening at one end and a hole in a side wall communicating with a lumen; and a connection member that connects other ends of the tubular members, wherein the tubular members each include a plurality of resin portions different in Shore hardness, at least one of the resin portions is positioned between the opening and the hole and forms a lumen wall of the tubular member, and the lumen wall has a Shore hardness of 57D or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Fukaya, Hidekazu Miyauchi, Mariko Matsumoto, Eiji Ogino, Chihiro Koga
  • Publication number: 20130317605
    Abstract: To provide an injector for ophthalmology which can guide an implant easily to an transplant place without causing any damage to the implant when the implant is inserted into an eyeball. The injector for an eye used for inserting an implant into an eyeball comprises an outer tube, and an implant holding structure arranged in the outer tube to be slidable with respect to the outer tube. The implant holding structure has an implant holding portion which can be contained in the outer tube and forms a space for containing the implant between the implant holding portion and the inner surface of the outer tube when it is contained in the outer tube. The implant holding portion projects from the outer tube when the implant holding structure is advanced and the implant can be taken out from the outer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Takeshi IDE, Kazuaki YAMAMOTO, Kohei FUKAYA, Ryoji NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20130274875
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide an injector for ophthalmology which can guide an implant easily to an transplant place without causing any damage to the implant when the implant is inserted into an eyeball. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The injector for an eye used for inserting an implant into an eyeball comprises an outer tube, and an implant holding structure arranged in the outer tube to be slidable with respect to the outer tube. The implant holding structure has an implant holding portion which can be contained in the outer tube and forms a space for containing the implant between the implant holding portion and the inner surface of the outer tube when it is contained in the outer tube. The implant holding portion projects from the outer tube when the implant holding structure is advanced and the implant can be taken out from the outer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Takeshi IDE, Kazuaki YAMAMOTO, Kohei FUKAYA, Ryoji NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20120215153
    Abstract: A tube device for insertion into a lacrimal passage, optimized according to the structure of a lacrimal passage and capable of being operated without impairing the functional effect of a lacrimal passage endoscope. A tube device for insertion into a lacrimal passage comprises a pair of tubes to be placed in the lacrimal passage. Openings are formed at both ends of the pair of tubes. A reinforcement body is disposed and held in the vicinity of each opening at a position located at a predetermined distance from the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Kohei Fukaya, Ryoji Nakano, Hidekazu Miyauchi
  • Publication number: 20120109058
    Abstract: Medical devices that are inserted into a body and that are used for treating a lumen inside a body sometimes use an insertion aid during insertion. However, there was a tendency for the relative positions of the insertion aid and the medical device to change, causing problems such as reduced operability and the insertion aid breaking the medical device during insertion. Disclosed are an insertion aid used by being placed within a medical device, and a medical device using said insertion aid. The insertion aid has a mechanism for holding said medical device from the inside, and said medical device uses said insertion aid, thereby making it possible to fix the relative positions of the insertion aid and the medical device when necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Kohei Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20110084019
    Abstract: Provided is a surface showing excellent antithrombotic properties. Also provided is a medical device having the same. An antithrombotic surface comprising polymer layers which are in different charged states and alternately layered, characterized by having three-dimensional peaks and valleys formed thereon. The antithrombotic surface as described above which is further characterized in that the peaks and valleys are 15 nm or more but not more than 200 nm in height and depth respectively. A medical device characterized by being provided with the antithrombotic surface as described above. Thus, a thin and highly antithrombotic surface or medical device can be obtained by a relatively convenient method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicants: KANEKA CORPORATION, SNT CO.
    Inventors: Seimei Shiratori, Oriha Kuwaki, Jin-Ho Kim, Kohei Fukaya, Tsuyoshi Mihayashi
  • Publication number: 20100057093
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide an injector for ophthalmology which can guide an implant easily to an transplant place without causing any damage to the implant when the implant is inserted into an eyeball. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The injector for an eye used for inserting an implant into an eyeball comprises an outer tube, and an implant holding structure arranged in the outer tube to be slidable with respect to the outer tube. The implant holding structure has an implant holding portion which can be contained in the outer tube and forms a space for containing the implant between the implant holding portion and the inner surface of the outer tube when it is contained in the outer tube. The implant holding portion projects from the outer tube when the implant holding structure is advanced and the implant can be taken out from the outer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Takeshi Ide, Kazuaki Yamamoto, Kohei Fukaya, Ryoji Nakano
  • Publication number: 20100041783
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a resin foam which can be preferably used for medical use, and a flexible silicone type resin foam having a water-absorbing property. The resin foam which has a low toxicity and excellent physical properties for medical use such as moisture permeability, skin compatibility and low irritation can be obtained by using a resin which has a siloxane unit and an oxyalkylene unit in its molecular structure and does not contain a unit derived from an isocyanate group. Further, the flexible silicone type resin foam having a water-absorbing property can be obtained by allowing it to have a specific resin composition and a foam structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaoki Goto, Yoichi Matsumura, Shuhei Taniguchi, Miaki Shibaya, Kohei Fukaya, Takaoki Saneyasu, Masaki Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20090326640
    Abstract: A medical device for body cavity which has a main stent body and a sheet-shaped member having an opening and covering at least a part of the main stent body as described above. It is desirable that, when the main stent body is dilated from the first diameter in the compressed state to the second diameter, the above-described sheet-shaped member spreads so as to cover at least a part of the main stent body without restricting the movement of the main stent body toward the circumferential direction while the shape of the opening of the above-described sheet-shaped member is retained even after the dilation of the main stent body. The above-described medical device for body cavity is applied to a delivery system which has a first catheter for transporting the medical device for body cavity into the body. In this delivery system, the above-described medical device for body cavity is located at the front end of the first catheter as described above so as to allow indwelling thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshimura, Tadaaki Hashimoto, Kohei Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20090076484
    Abstract: The therapeutic catheter comprises a lumen communicating from the user's side end to the terminal tip part thereof, a main shaft having, at its tip, a guide wire lumen, a hub at its user's side end, and a slit in the guide wire lumen through its entire length, or the therapeutic catheter comprises a main shaft having a lumen communicating from the user's side end to the terminal tip part thereof, a guide wire shaft having, at its tip, a guide wire lumen, a hub at the user's side end of the main shaft, and a slit in the guide wire shaft through its entire length. The guide wire or the shaft of the other catheter playing the role of the guide wire can be rapidly disposed in the guide wire lumen through the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kohei Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20070250157
    Abstract: It is intended to easily provide a stent for placement in body which can hold an increased amount of a drug without causing cracking or peeling in the coating layer with the dilation of the stent and from which the drug can be sustainedly released as far as possible. Namely, a stent for placement in body having a coating layer mainly comprising a drug and a polymer in at least a part of the stent surface wherein the coating layer consists of an inner layer and an outer layer, the weight ratio of drug/polymer, which is defined based on the weights of the drug and the polymer contained in each layer, of the inner layer is higher than that of the outer layer, and the outer layer contains an efficacious amount of the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuji Nishide, Yuki Takiguchi, Ryoji Nakano, Kohei Fukaya, Masaji Kawatsu
  • Patent number: 7247147
    Abstract: The medical balloon catheter of the present invention comprises a catheter shaft composed of a distal end shaft and a proximal end shaft and a balloon on the distal end of the distal end shaft, wherein the proximal end shaft is composed of a single member and the distal end portion of the proximal end shaft is lower in rigidity than the other parts thereof. The present invention also provides a medical balloon catheter having a structure in which a tube for passing a guidewire inside thereof is arranged so as to pass inside the balloon and the balloon and tube are fused together in the vicinity of the distal end of the catheter, wherein the ratio of the outer diameter of the small-diameter portion on the distal end side of the tube to the outer diameter of the proximal end portion is no less than 0.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takuji Nishide, Kohei Fukaya, Masato Hashiba
  • Patent number: D716869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Fukaya, Mariko Matsumoto