Patents by Inventor MISA MATSUMOTO

MISA MATSUMOTO 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: 11529165
    Abstract: To provide a catheter having a simple structure capable of excising an atheroma in a blood vessel and capable of obtaining ultrasonic images of a blood vessel. [Solution] A catheter 10 has a shaft 11 having an opening 20 in a part of the side wall on the distal end side, a cutter 12 which is located in the vicinity of the opening 20 in the internal space of the shaft 11 and which can move in the axial direction 101 of the shaft 11, a balloon 23 which is disposed on the side opposite to the opening 20 with respect to the axis of the shaft 11 and which outwardly expands from the side wall of the shaft 11, and a phased array ultrasound probe 17 disposed along the circumferential direction 102 of the outer peripheral surface of the side wall in the vicinity of the opening 20 at least on the same side as the side where the opening 20 is provided with respect to the axis of the shaft 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Miyagawa, Misa Matsumoto, Tomonori Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20190365413
    Abstract: To provide a catheter having a simple structure capable of excising an atheroma in a blood vessel and capable of obtaining ultrasonic images of a blood vessel. [Solution] A catheter 10 has a shaft 11 having an opening 20 in a part of the side wall on the distal end side, a cutter 12 which is located in the vicinity of the opening 20 in the internal space of the shaft 11 and which can move in the axial direction 101 of the shaft 11, a balloon 23 which is disposed on the side opposite to the opening 20 with respect to the axis of the shaft 11 and which outwardly expands from the side wall of the shaft 11, and a phased array ultrasound probe 17 disposed along the circumferential direction 102 of the outer peripheral surface of the side wall in the vicinity of the opening 20 at least on the same side as the side where the opening 20 is provided with respect to the axis of the shaft 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya MIYAGAWA, Misa MATSUMOTO, Tomonori NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10405881
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a catheter having a simple structure capable of excising an atheroma in a blood vessel and capable of obtaining ultrasonic images of a blood vessel. [Solution] A catheter 10 has a shaft 11 having an opening 20 in a part of the side wall on the distal end side, a cutter 12 which is located in the vicinity of the opening 20 in the internal space of the shaft 11 and which can move in the axial direction 101 of the shaft 11, a balloon 23 which is disposed on the side opposite to the opening 20 with respect to the axis of the shaft 11 and which outwardly expands from the side wall of the shaft 11, and a phased array ultrasound probe 17 disposed along the circumferential direction 102 of the outer peripheral surface of the side wall in the vicinity of the opening 20 at least on the same side as the side where the opening 20 is provided with respect to the axis of the shaft 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Miyagawa, Misa Matsumoto, Tomonori Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20160354111
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a catheter having a simple structure capable of excising an atheroma in a blood vessel and capable of obtaining ultrasonic images of a blood vessel. [Solution] A catheter 10 has a shaft 11 having an opening 20 in a part of the side wall on the distal end side, a cutter 12 which is located in the vicinity of the opening 20 in the internal space of the shaft 11 and which can move in the axial direction 101 of the shaft 11, a balloon 23 which is disposed on the side opposite to the opening 20 with respect to the axis of the shaft 11 and which outwardly expands from the side wall of the shaft 11, and a phased array ultrasound probe 17 disposed along the circumferential direction 102 of the outer peripheral surface of the side wall in the vicinity of the opening 20 at least on the same side as the side where the opening 20 is provided with respect to the axis of the shaft 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: KATSUYA MIYAGAWA, MISA MATSUMOTO, TOMONORI NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: D987824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Misa Matsumoto, Katsuya Miyagawa, Tomoe Morita
  • Patent number: D1013163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Misa Matsumoto, Katsuya Miyagawa, Tomoe Morita
  • Patent number: D1013872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Misa Matsumoto, Katsuya Miyagawa, Tomoe Morita