Patents by Inventor Nozomu Hoshimiya

Nozomu Hoshimiya 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).

  • Electrode for use in implanting in a living body
    Patent number: 4964414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode which is implanted in a living body, and which is used as an electrical stimulation system for the functional training or restoration of paralyzed muscles, and for the measurement of electrical signals of the living body, and the like.The electrode comprises: a core comprising a plurality of infinitesimal stainless steel wires of over 180 kg/mm.sup.2 in tensile strength and under 25 microns in diameter; and a resin coat provided on the surface of the core, made of a resin compatible with the living body. According to one aspect of the invention, the diameter of the electrode is under 0.3 mm; the electrode is provided with a spirally coiled part along its longitudinal direction; the core is stranded in one direction; and the above mentioned coiled part is coiled in the direction opposite to the stranding direction of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Inventors: Yasunobu Handa, Nozomu Hoshimiya, Takashi Oda, Yoshinori Tanimoto