Patents by Inventor Masahiro Waza

Masahiro Waza 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).

  • Dysphagia test device, dysphagia test method, dysphagia treatment device, and stimulating current setting method
    Patent number: 10518087
    Abstract: A dysphagia treatment device includes: a current application unit configured to be attached to a target portion of a treated person in order to percutaneously apply current to a biological tissue of the neck including superior laryngeal nerve of the treated person; a control unit configured to control the current application unit such that percutaneous stimulation caused by an interference wave or a pseudo interference wave is applied to the biological tissue of the neck including the superior laryngeal nerve; an operation unit configured to adjust the current to be applied by the current application unit, to a sensory threshold at which the treated person becomes aware of the percutaneous stimulation; and a display unit configured to display index information based on the sensory threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, J CRAFT CO., LTD., EUSENSE MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Oku, Hiroshi Ueno, Masahiro Waza
  • DYSPHAGIA TEST DEVICE, DYSPHAGIA TEST METHOD, DYSPHAGIA TREATMENT DEVICE, AND STIMULATING CURRENT SETTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180117317
    Abstract: A dysphagia treatment device includes: a current application unit configured to be attached to a target portion of a treated person in order to percutaneously apply current to a biological tissue of the neck including superior laryngeal nerve of the treated person; a control unit configured to control the current application unit such that percutaneous stimulation caused by an interference wave or a pseudo interference wave is applied to the biological tissue of the neck including the superior laryngeal nerve; an operation unit configured to adjust the current to be applied by the current application unit, to a sensory threshold at which the treated person becomes aware of the percutaneous stimulation; and a display unit configured to display index information based on the sensory threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicants: HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, CAREIDO Co., Ltd., J craft Co., Ltd., EuSense Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Oku, Hiroshi Ueno, Masahiro Waza