Patents by Inventor Mao Tanimura

Mao Tanimura 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL VIEWING AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION IN BLOOD VESSELS
    Publication number: 20100081873
    Abstract: An angioscope comprises a tubular sheath and a central member. The central member carries a lateral reflector for receiving images circumscribing the central member. The tubular sheath includes a light source for axially illuminating a vascular region as it is being optically imaged using the lateral reflector of the central member. The central member can be axially translated through the field illuminated by the light source on the tubular sheath. The angioscope may be combined in a catheter a catheter capable of delivering a therapeutic intervention while viewing a delivery site within a body passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: AiHeart Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Tanimura, Menahem Nassi, Mao Tanimura