Patents by Inventor Nao MANDAI

Nao MANDAI 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: 10722691
    Abstract: A vaginal insertion portion is disclosed, the vaginal insertion portion including a base portion, a proximal holding portion located on a proximal side of the base portion, and a suction portion located on distal side of the proximal holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu Kawaura, Nao Mandai, Nobuo Takahashi, Thomas J. Fogarty, David Willis, Thomas Howell, Peter Carlotto, Shuji Uemura
  • Publication number: 20200000569
    Abstract: A vaginal insertion portion is disclosed, the vaginal insertion portion including a base portion, a proximal holding portion located on a proximal side of the base portion, and a suction portion located on distal side of the proximal holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI, Nobuo TAKAHASHI, Thomas J. FOGARTY, David WILLIS, Thomas HOWELL, Peter CARLOTTO, Shuji UEMURA
  • Patent number: 10420582
    Abstract: A puncture apparatus is disclosed, which can include an insertion portion that is insertable into a living body, the insertion portion including an urethral insertion portion and a vaginal insertion portion, the urethral insertion portion and the vaginal insertion portion each having at least two sensors; a puncture needle that punctures living body tissues near the insertion portion in a state in which the insertion portion is inserted into the living body, the puncture needle having at least one sensor on a distal portion of the puncture needle; and a monitor configured to receive information relating to a positional relationship between a distal portion of the puncture needle and the insertion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu Kawaura, Nao Mandai, Nobuo Takahashi, Thomas J. Fogarty, David Willis, Thomas Howell, Peter Carlotto, Shuji Uemura
  • Publication number: 20170014218
    Abstract: A vaginal insertion portion is disclosed, the vaginal insertion portion including a base portion, a proximal holding portion located on a proximal side of the base portion, and a suction portion located on distal side of the proximal holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI, Nobuo TAKAHASHI, Thomas J. FOGARTY, David WILLIS, Thomas HOWELL, Peter CARLOTTO, Shuji UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20170014154
    Abstract: A puncture apparatus is disclosed, which can include an insertion portion that is insertable into a living body, the insertion portion including an urethral insertion portion and a vaginal insertion portion, the urethral insertion portion and the vaginal insertion portion each having at least two sensors; a puncture needle that punctures living body tissues near the insertion portion in a state in which the insertion portion is inserted into the living body, the puncture needle having at least one sensor on a distal portion of the puncture needle; and a monitor configured to receive information relating to a positional relationship between a distal portion of the puncture needle and the insertion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI, Nobuo TAKAHASHI, Thomas J. FOGARTY, David WILLIS, Thomas HOWELL, Peter CARLOTTO, Shuji UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20170000596
    Abstract: A puncture member is disclosed, which includes a needle body which punctures a living body; a shaft portion which is located on a proximal side of the needle body and has a first shaft portion to be inserted into the living body together with the needle body; and an interlock portion which is provided at a distal portion of the first shaft portion and interlocks the first shaft portion and the needle body in a freely detachable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuusuke TAKAHASHI, Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI
  • Publication number: 20160287286
    Abstract: A urethral-insertion device configured to be inserted into a urethra is disclosed, which includes an elongated main body; a bladder suction port adapted to attract a bladder by suction, the bladder suction port located on the main body; and a urethra suction port adapted to attract a urethra wall by suction, the urethra suction port located on a distal side of the bladder suction port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: TERUMO MEDICAL INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI
  • Publication number: 20160193024
    Abstract: A medical tube assembly is disclosed, which includes a medical tube having a tubular main body in which an implant to be placed indwelling in a living body is insertable, an insertion section having a curved portion and being elongated, an interlock portion interlocking a distal portion of the medical tube and a distal portion of the insertion section in a freely detachable manner, and a rotation restriction unit restricting rotation of the medical tube and the insertion section around an axis. When inserted into a living body with the distal portion of the medical tube and the distal portion of the insertion section interlocked to each other, the insertion section and the main body are inserted in an aligned state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nao MANDAI, Yuusuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160192963
    Abstract: A living body insertion tool for being inserted into a body lumen includes an attachment face configured to attach to a living body tissue, a suction portion configured to suck the living body tissue to the attachment face side in a state in which the attachment face attaches to the living body tissue, and a blocking portion configured to block the living body tissue from reaching the suction portion. A suction method for inserting the living body insertion tool into the body lumen to suck the living body tissue to the living body insertion tool side includes sucking the living body tissue to a recessed portion of the attachment face such that the living body tissue does not attach to the suction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI
  • Publication number: 20160183973
    Abstract: A medical tool is disclosed, which includes a tensioning portion configured to apply, before a puncture needle puncturing a living body tissue forms, in the living body tissue, an insertion hole into which an implant can be inserted, force to a portion through which the puncture needle is to pass in a direction different from a direction in which the puncture needle punctures the living body tissue to establish a tensioned state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI
  • Publication number: 20160175081
    Abstract: A medical tube is disclosed, which is configured so that an implant to be placed indwelling in a living body can be inserted in the medical tube and includes an extension section which extends the overall length of the medical tube. A medical device set includes the medical tube, and an operation mechanism for operation to actuate an extension mechanism. A method of placing an implant indwelling in a living body, by temporarily inserting the implant in a medical tube, includes preliminarily extending the overall length of the medical tube prior to placing the implant indwelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nao MANDAI, Masakatsu KAWAURA
  • Publication number: 20160166281
    Abstract: An insertion tool is disclosed, which includes a vaginal-insertion tool having a vaginal-insertion portion configured to be inserted into a vagina and a suction portion provided at the vaginal-insertion portion; a urethral-insertion tool having a urethral-insertion portion configured to be inserted into a urethra; a maintaining portion capable of maintaining a relative positional relationship between the urethral-insertion portion and the vaginal-insertion portion; and a displacement portion capable of causing a distal portion of the vaginal-insertion portion to approach the urethral-insertion portion rather than the relative positional relationship maintained by the maintaining portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI