Patents by Inventor Masateru Nagata

Masateru Nagata 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: 9433409
    Abstract: An insertion needle that is turnably mounted on a handle, which holds the insertion needle, wherein the insertion needle includes a turn arm that turns so as to face the tip of the insertion needle, and a target site that guides the insertion needle provided on the tip of the turn arm, and is further provided with: through-holes in two locations that are provided separated in the longitudinal direction of the tip of the insertion needle; an indentation formed between these through-holes; and a groove in the direction from the tip of the insertion needle toward the base of the insertion needle. Furthermore, the insertion needle is suitably used in urinary incontinence surgery, pelvic organ prolapse surgery or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: University of Miyazaki
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Nose, Kiyotaka Nagamine, Masateru Nagata
  • Publication number: 20130023725
    Abstract: An insertion needle that is turnably mounted on a handle, which holds the insertion needle, wherein the insertion needle includes a turn arm that turns so as to face the tip of the insertion needle, and a target site that guides the insertion needle provided on the tip of the turn arm, and is further provided with: through-holes in two locations that are provided separated in the longitudinal direction of the tip of the insertion needle; an indentation formed between these through-holes; and a groove in the direction from the tip of the insertion needle toward the base of the insertion needle. Furthermore, the insertion needle is suitably used in urinary incontinence surgery, pelvic organ prolapse surgery or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Nose, Kiyotaka Nagamine, Masateru Nagata