Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiko KINOSHITA

Mitsuhiko KINOSHITA 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: 10231852
    Abstract: A vascular stent (1) for scaffolding a vessel (11) from the inside, wherein the stent is provided with a plurality of tube-forming elements (3A), (3B), and (3C) for forming a tube (2), the tube-forming elements combining with each other to construct a single flow path. Each of the tube-forming elements is formed by bending a strand comprising a single continuous biodegradable polymer, and first and second projecting parts (4, 5) are formed by successive alternation. Formation occurs in multiple stages in the axial direction of the tube by connecting using connecting legs (6) for successively connecting one side of the first projecting part and the other side of the second projecting part where the first and second projecting parts successively alternate. Elastic displacement parts (9) for performing elastic displacement by applying a pressing force to the tube are formed in the middle of the connecting legs successively connecting the first and second projecting parts of the tube-forming elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: KYOTO MEDICAL PLANNING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Igaki, Hirokazu Yamada, Mitsuhiko Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20160296354
    Abstract: A vascular stent (1) for scaffolding a vessel (11) from the inside, wherein the stent is provided with a plurality of tube-forming elements (3A), (3B), and (3C) for forming a tube (2), the tube-forming elements combining with each other to construct a single flow path. Each of the tube-forming elements is formed by bending a strand comprising a single continuous biodegradable polymer, and first and second projecting parts (4, 5) are formed by successive alternation. Formation occurs in multiple stages in the axial direction of the tube by connecting using connecting legs (6) for successively connecting one side of the first projecting part and the other side of the second projecting part where the first and second projecting parts successively alternate. Elastic displacement parts (9) for performing elastic displacement by applying a pressing force to the tube are formed in the middle of the connecting legs successively connecting the first and second projecting parts of the tube-forming elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Keiji IGAKI, Hirokazu YAMADA, Mitsuhiko KINOSHITA