Patents by Inventor Ryoji Masubuchi

Ryoji Masubuchi 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: 7475697
    Abstract: There is a disclosed a cleaning for a medical instrument, including a nozzle main body detachably to a surgical ultrasonic treatment instrument including a channel, and the nozzle main body includes a water supply port opened in a position connected to the channel, when mounted in the surgical ultrasonic treatment instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Sasaki, Shinya Masuda, Eiji Murakami, Ryoji Masubuchi
  • Patent number: 7264618
    Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus of the invention is provided with an improved cleaning ability and easy recyclability. A grasping member (1720) includes a first element (1721) molded of a heat resistant resin, and a second element (1722) located inside the first element (1721) as a reinforcement in such a manner that the first element (1721) covers the outer surface of the second element (1722) entirely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Murakami, Ryoji Masubuchi
  • Patent number: 7229455
    Abstract: An ultrasonic calculus treatment apparatus includes a longitudinal-vibration piezoelectric oscillator for vibrating in the axial direction of an ultrasonic transmitting member and a torsional-vibration piezoelectric oscillator for vibrating about the axial direction, and further includes driving circuits for driving the piezoelectric oscillators at respective resonance frequencies and a mode selection switch for permitting the oscillators to vibrate independently or in combination, so that lithotripsy can be performed effectively in accordance with the size of a calculus or a function of an operating tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Sakurai, Ryoji Masubuchi, Yoshitaka Honda, Hiroo Ono
  • Publication number: 20060289043
    Abstract: There is a disclosed a cleaning for a medical instrument, including a nozzle main body detachably to a surgical ultrasonic treatment instrument including a channel, and the nozzle main body includes a water supply port opened in a position connected to the channel, when mounted in the surgical ultrasonic treatment instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Katsumi SASAKI, Shinya MASUDA, Eiji MURAKAMI, Ryoji MASUBUCHI
  • Publication number: 20040186463
    Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus of the invention is provided with an improved cleaning ability and easy recyclability. A grasping member (1720) includes a first element (1721) molded of a heat resistant resin, and a second element (1722) located inside the first element (1721 ) as a reinforcement in such a manner that the first element (1721) covers the outer surface of the second element (1722) entirely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Murakami, Ryoji Masubuchi
  • Publication number: 20040118440
    Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning device which is mounted in a surgical treatment instrument so as to be attachable/detachable and in which a cleaning cover having a shape to surround a distal-end function portion is disposed and includes a jet port opening toward the distal-end function portion of the surgical treatment instrument and which supplies cleaning water into the cleaning cover via the jet port to clean the distal-end function portion of the surgical treatment instrument disposed in the cleaning cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Sasaki, Shinya Masuda, Eiji Murakami, Ryoji Masubuchi
  • Publication number: 20040084070
    Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning device for a medical instrument, including a nozzle main body detachably attached to a surgical ultrasonic treatment instrument including a channel, and the nozzle main body includes a water supply port opened in a position connected to the channel, when mounted in the surgical ultrasonic treatment instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Katsumi Sasaki, Shinya Masuda, Eiji Murakami, Ryoji Masubuchi
  • Publication number: 20030045887
    Abstract: An ultrasonic calculus treatment apparatus includes a longitudinal-vibration piezoelectric oscillator for vibrating in the axial direction of an ultrasonic transmitting member and a torsional-vibration piezoelectric oscillator for vibrating about the axial direction, and further includes driving circuits for driving the piezoelectric oscillators at respective resonance frequencies and a mode selection switch for permitting the oscillators to vibrate independently or in combination, so that lithotripsy can be performed effectively in accordance with the size of a calculus or a function of an operating tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Sakurai, Ryoji Masubuchi, Yoshitaka Honda, Hiroo Ono
  • Patent number: 6080102
    Abstract: A system for evulsing subcutaneous tissue includes an endoscope adapted to be inserted into subcutaneous tissue through a skin cut portion to observe tissue to be evulsed and existing under the skin, a dissecting unit adapted to be inserted into the subcutaneous tissue through the skin cut portion so as to dissect the tissue, to be evulsed, from surrounding tissue in order to form a adapted cavity along the tissue to be evulsed and below the skin, a cavity maintaining unit adapted to be inserted from the skin cut portion into the cavity formed by the dissecting unit and to be retained in the cavity in order to maintain, around the tissue to be evulsed, a treatment space which permits the endoscope to be inserted and removed and which enables treatment of the tissue to be evulsed, and at least one treatment tool adapted to be inserted into the treatment space maintained by the cavity maintaining unit in order to perform, in the treatment space, treatment required to evulse the tissue to be evulsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Konou, Ryoji Masubuchi, Jin Kira, Takahiro Kogasaka, Hiroshi Okabe
  • Patent number: 5759150
    Abstract: A system for evulsing subcutaneous tissue includes an endoscope adapted to be inserted into subcutaneous tissue through a skin cut portion to observe tissue to be evulsed and existing under the skin, a dissecting unit adapted to be inserted into the subcutaneous tissue through the skin cut portion so as to dissect the tissue, to be evulsed, from surrounding tissue in order to form a cavity along the tissue to be evulsed and below the skin, a cavity maintaining unit adapted to be inserted from the skin cut portion into the cavity formed by the dissecting unit and to be retained in the cavity in order to maintain, around the tissue to be evulsed, a treatment space which permits the endoscope to be inserted and removed and which enables treatment of the tissue to be evulsed, and at least one treatment tool adapted to be inserted into the treatment space maintained by the cavity maintaining unit in order to perform, in the treatment space, treatment required to evulse the tissue to be evulsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Konou, Ryoji Masubuchi, Jin Kira, Takahiro Kogasaka, Hiroshi Okabe
  • Patent number: 5630795
    Abstract: A cleaning tube apparatus for an endoscope, comprises the endoscope having an observation optical system for observing a subject part at a forward-end portion, a cleaning tube detachable with respect to said endoscope, said cleaning tube being provided with a plurality of fluid jetting openings in a peripheral direction at one end of said cleaning tube, said fluid jetting openings being provided for leading cleaning fluid at least to said observation optical system, and a fluid supply unit connected to said cleaning tube, for supplying the cleaning fluid to said cleaning tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Kuramoto, Ryoji Masubuchi, Akio Nakada, Yasuhiko Omagari, Ichiro Nakamura, Nobuhiko Washizuka, Yoshinao Oaki