Patents by Inventor Masano Usami

Masano Usami 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).

  • Catheter and guide wire
    Patent number: 6610046
    Abstract: A catheter and guide wire in which at least a distal end portion of a catheter body or guide wire is formed of a shape memory-specialized metal having shape memory property, but free from superelasticity or pseudoelasticity at least at the body temperature, have high safety and improved operability as compared with prior art ones and are advantageously used in a wide range of examination and treatment, especially in angiography, angioplasty, embolization, foreign matter removal and recovery, calculus capture and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: USAminanotechnology Inc.
    Inventors: Shino Usami, Nobuko Usami, Akino Usami, Gono Usami, Kaya Usami, Tomono Usami, Masano Usami, Nano Usami, Keiko Usami