Patents by Inventor Mieko ISHIKAWA

Mieko ISHIKAWA 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: 11931479
    Abstract: The present invention provides an artificial blood vessel that can achieve a balance between cell penetration efficiency and crush resistance and can regenerate a blood vessel at very high efficiency. Provided is an artificial blood vessel having a tubular shape, including: a foam containing a bioabsorbable material; a reinforcement A containing a bioabsorbable material; and a reinforcement B including threads containing a bioabsorbable material, the foam being reinforced with the reinforcements A and B, wherein the reinforcement A is a non-woven fabric, a film, or a weft-knitted, warp-knitted, or woven fabric made of knitted or woven fibers, the reinforcement B includes monofilament threads each having a cross-sectional diameter of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Goki Matsumura, Hideki Sato, Mieko Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11571197
    Abstract: An in-tube transit object that is inserted in a tube includes: a coil section formed by winding a wire; and a fiber section attached to an end on one side and an end on the other side in a winding-axis direction of the coil section. The coil section is formed with a large diameter section, through which fiber of the fiber section is inserted, at the end on the one side and the end on the other side, and is inserted in an extending state in the winding-axis direction when the in-tube transit object is inserted into the tube. The fiber section is configured to expand when seen in the winding-axis direction in the case where the in-tube transit object is inserted in the tube and then discharged from the tube, which brings the coil section into a compressed state in the winding-axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Mikuro Spring Co., Ltd., GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Takayuki Koyama, Makoto Natori, Yusuke Sato, Saki Okumura, Yuuki Kato, Mieko Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210177388
    Abstract: An in-tube transit object that is inserted in a tube includes: a coil section formed by winding a wire; and a fiber section attached to an end on one side and an end on the other side in a winding-axis direction of the coil section. The coil section is formed with a large diameter section, through which fiber of the fiber section is inserted, at the end on the one side and the end on the other side, and is inserted in an extending state in the winding-axis direction when the in-tube transit object is inserted into the tube. The fiber section is configured to expand when seen in the winding-axis direction in the case where the in-tube transit object is inserted in the tube and then discharged from the tube, which brings the coil section into a compressed state in the winding-axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: Mikuro Spring Co., Ltd., GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Takayuki KOYAMA, Makoto NATORI, Yusuke SATO, Saki OKUMURA, Yuuki KATO, Mieko ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210128788
    Abstract: The present invention provides an artificial blood vessel that can achieve a balance between cell penetration efficiency and crush resistance and can regenerate a blood vessel at very high efficiency. Provided is an artificial blood vessel having a tubular shape, including: a foam containing a bioabsorbable material; a reinforcement A containing a bioabsorbable material; and a reinforcement B including threads containing a bioabsorbable material, the foam being reinforced with the reinforcements A and B, wherein the reinforcement A is a non-woven fabric, a film, or a weft-knitted, warp-knitted, or woven fabric made of knitted or woven fibers, the reinforcement B includes monofilament threads each having a cross-sectional diameter of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Goki MATSUMURA, Hideki SATO, Mieko ISHIKAWA