Patents by Inventor Mayumi SHIMAZAKI

Mayumi SHIMAZAKI 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).

  • Publication number: 20160192826
    Abstract: An endoscope distal end cap attaching device attaches an endoscope distal end cap to an inserting distal end portion of an endoscope inserting section. The endoscope distal end cap attaching device includes an attaching inserting section that is inserted to an opening portion, an abutment section having one or more abutment distal end surface portions that abut only on at least a part of a non-functional region portion, a base section which has a base distal end surface portion, the base distal end surface portion being disposed away from an abutment distal end surface portion of the abutment section, and a positioning section which positions the endoscope distal end cap and the endoscope distal end cap attaching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mayumi SHIMAZAKI, Tae MITSUYA
  • Patent number: 9033866
    Abstract: An advance and retreat assist tool includes a base unit, a fixing unit and a first tubular member. The advance and retreat assist tool further includes a fixing portion which fixes the treatment instrument to the first tubular member, a rotary portion which provided in the first tubular member and an advance and retreat mechanism which advances and retreats the first tubular member on the basis of the a rotation force of the rotary portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Yamada, Mayumi Shimazaki
  • Publication number: 20140221739
    Abstract: An advance and retreat assist tool includes a base unit, a fixing unit and a first tubular member. The advance and retreat assist tool further includes a fixing portion which fixes the treatment instrument to the first tubular member, a rotary portion which provided in the first tubular member and an advance and retreat mechanism which advances and retreats the first tubular member on the basis of the a rotation force of the rotary portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro YAMADA, Mayumi SHIMAZAKI