Patents by Inventor Michiko Manabe

Michiko Manabe 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).

  • Spacer for ionized radiation therapy
    Patent number: 10525281
    Abstract: Provided is a spacer for ionizing radiation therapy, which can be easily disposed in a living body, does not require abdominal surgery for removing the disposed spacer after radiation therapy, and can effectively separate a tissue to be treated from other tissues. The spacer for ionizing radiation therapy includes a fiber assembly obtained by three-dimensionally entangling a fibrous material formed of a biocompatible synthetic polymeric material. Specifically, the spacer has a thickness of 1 mm to 100 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: National University Corporation Kobe University, Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co., LTD., Alfresa Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Fukumoto, Tsutomu Obata, Yoshitaka Tagami, Eiichi Uemura, Michiko Manabe
  • Spacer For Ionized Radiation Therapy
    Publication number: 20120271093
    Abstract: Provided is a spacer for ionizing radiation therapy, which can be easily disposed in a living body, does not require abdominal surgery for removing the disposed spacer after radiation therapy, and can effectively separate a tissue to be treated from other tissues. The spacer for ionizing radiation therapy includes a fiber assembly obtained by three-dimensionally entangling a fibrous material formed of a biocompatible synthetic polymeric material. Specifically, the spacer has a thickness of 1 mm to 100 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY, ALFRESA PHARMA CORPORATION, KANAI JUYO KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Fukumoto, Tsutomu Obata, Yoshitaka Tagami, Eiichi Uemura, Michiko Manabe