Patents by Inventor Munekazu Imamura

Munekazu Imamura 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: 4809704
    Abstract: A catheter type sensor, which is inserted into a living body in order to directly measure within the living body biological data such as blood pressure, has at least one base in its distal end or intermediate portion, at least one sensor element supported on the base to detect biological data, and lead wires for electrically connecting together the sensor element and an external measuring device. The base, the sensor element and the lead wires are buried in a resin material which has excellent compatibility with living bodies and which is shaped in the form of a catheter. Accordingly, the whole of the cross-sectional area of the sensor can be utilized as a space for mounting the assembly constituted by the base, the sensor element and the lead wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Sogawa, Taketsune Morikawa, Koro Yotsuya, Masanori Nishiguchi, Munekazu Imamura, Yasuhiko Shirakura