Patents by Inventor Mitsuyo Sekiguchi

Mitsuyo Sekiguchi 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).

  • System and method of extracorporeally treating blood to alleviate the symptoms of inflammatory diseases
    Patent number: 5997496
    Abstract: An extracorporeal blood circulation system for treating inflammatory diseases includes a blood collection device for collecting blood from a patient suffering from an inflammatory disease, an anticoagulant mixing device for mixing an anticoagulant into the collected blood, blood transportation device for transporting the anticoagulant-containing blood at a flow rate in the range of from 20 to 200 ml/minute, a blood treating device having a blood inlet and a blood outlet and containing a platelet activating device, and a blood returning device for returning the treated blood to the patient, each being liquid-tightly connected in this order through a tubing so that when extracorporeal blood circulation is conducted using the system with respect to blood from the patient, the system is capable of providing treated blood satisfying at least one requirement selected from requirement (1) of having a .beta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuyo Sekiguchi, Yoshinori Takenaka