Patents by Inventor Shigeaki Funamura

Shigeaki Funamura 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: 8545479
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention include a male luer connector having a valve arrangement for keeping a passage that extends through the male luer connector closed when the male luer connector is not attached to a corresponding female luer connector. This passage of the male luer connector may be opened by connecting the male luer connector to a female luer connector. The valve arrangement of the male luer connector may include a movable sealing element arranged around a central fluid conduit. In some embodiments, the male luer connector may include a filter that is permeable to gas, but substantially impermeable to liquid, thus allowing gas to be purged from the male luer connector while substantially preventing liquid from leaking from the connector at least when the male luer connector is not connected to a female luer connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitani, Shigeaki Funamura, Kazuhiro Abe
  • Patent number: 8523819
    Abstract: An indwelling needle is provided which has a simple structure and is capable of securely mounting a needle tip protective tool on the tip portion of an internal needle. The indwelling needle A includes an external needle including a cannula and a housing, an internal needle including a metal needle and a hub and a needle tip protective tool. The needle tip protective tool is mounted on the housing with the metal needle inserted into an inner section so that the metal needle can be removed together with the internal needle from the external needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Yoshihiro Wada, Shigeaki Funamura
  • Patent number: 8475471
    Abstract: Organopexy tool set (S) is comprised of suturing tool (30) comprised of rod-shaped securing section (31) and suture (32), puncture needle (10) for insertion that accommodates plural securing sections with the ends of sutures protruding to the outside, and extruding device (20) that is arranged at the base end of puncture needle for insertion and can extrude the securing section accommodated in puncture needle for insertion from an opening at the tip of puncture needle for insertion. Also, plural suture exiting holes (24) are formed at intervals around the axis on extruding device, and the ends of sutures connected to plural securing sections protrude from different suture exiting holes. In addition, extruding device (20) is equipped with extruding rod (22), friction member (29), attachment/detachment pressing section (23), and coil spring (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Shigeaki Funamura
  • Patent number: 8317758
    Abstract: A medical stopcock which allows easier switching operation of plural branch-tubes. The main body of the stopcock comprises a chamber part with a nearly spherical inner surface, and an upstream branch-tube, a downstream branch-tube and a merge-branch-tube all extending from the chamber part. A valve body of the stopcock comprises a nearly spherical valve main body and a rod-shaped operating part with a guide hole linking the inner surface of the chamber part to the outside. In operation, the rod-shaped operating part is moved along the guide hole through the use of the horizontal flow passages and the vertical flow passage to allow the predetermined branch-tubes out of the upstream branch-tube, the downstream branch-tube and the merge-branch-tube to communicate with one another or to shut-off the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Shigeaki Funamura, Yosuke Sakai, Ichiro Kitani
  • Patent number: 8286936
    Abstract: A closable male luer connector is provided in which an inner portion within the spigot of the connector is movable from a sealing position to an open position on connection of the connector to a female luer connector wherein the movement of the inner portion may be caused by, for example, action of the female connector on a projecting arm or a screw thread arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitani, Shigeaki Funamura, Norifumi Fujiwara, Yosuke Sakai
  • Patent number: 8287518
    Abstract: A connecting structure for a connector in which a male-side connector and a merging pipe are connected by screwing together a female screw having protrusions formed on the inner peripheral surface of a lock ring and a male screw comprising protrusions formed on the outer peripheral surface of the merging pipe is provided with engaging recess parts on the female screw and engaging projections on the outer peripheral surface of the merging pipe which are able to engage with the engaging recess parts whereby when the male screw and the female screw are screwed together to reach an appropriate screwed state, the engaging protrusions engage with the engaging recess parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitani, Shigeaki Funamura
  • Patent number: 8187300
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organopexy tool (10, 40) comprising a locking part (11, 41) and suture thread (12, 42). Locking part (11, 41) is made of a rod-shaped part (13, 14), and the coil spring (14) that covers the rod-shaped part (13, 43) and is affixed to one end (13a, 43a) of rod-shaped part (13, 43), and suture thread (12, 42) is connected to the middle of rod-shaped part (13, 43) through the inside of coil spring (14) from one end (13b, 43b) of rod-shaped part (13, 43). Insertion tool (20, 50) has a puncture needle (21) for insertion that can house the locking part (11, 41) and a tubular push-out part (22) that is inserted into puncture needle (21) to push locking part (11, 41) out of the tip (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Shigeaki Funamura
  • Publication number: 20120123339
    Abstract: An indwelling needle is provided which has a simple structure and is capable of securely mounting a needle tip protective tool on the tip portion of an internal needle. The indwelling needle A includes an external needle including a cannula and a housing, an internal needle including a metal needle and a hub and a needle tip protective tool. The needle tip protective tool is mounted on the housing with the metal needle inserted into an inner section so that the metal needle can be removed together with the internal needle from the external needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Yoshihiro Wada, Shigeaki Funamura
  • Publication number: 20120078192
    Abstract: A fistula catheter which allows a supply tube to be easily connected to a body-external fixing member positioned on the body surface side, and which is only slightly invasive for a patient is provided. The fistula catheter 10 includes a tube body 11 which is inserted into a fistula formed in the abdominal wall and the wall of the alimentary canal; a body-external fixing part 12 which is linked to one end of the tube body 11 and positioned on the abdominal wall surface side of the fistula; and a body-internal fixing part 13 which is linked to the other end of the tube body 11 and positioned inside the wall of the alimentary canal. The body-internal fixing part 13, and the fistula catheter has a flow path allowing fluid to flow through the body-external and body-internal fixing members. The body-external fixing part 12 includes a flexible tube 1 and is connected substantially at right-angles to the axial direction of the tube body 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Shigeaki Funamura, Motonori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110319821
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention include a male luer connector having a valve arrangement for keeping a passage that extends through the male luer connector closed when the male luer connector is not attached to a corresponding female luer connector. This passage of the male luer connector may be opened by connecting the male luer connector to a female luer connector. The valve arrangement of the male luer connector may include a movable sealing element arranged around a central fluid conduit. In some embodiments, the male luer connector may include a filter that is permeable to gas, but substantially impermeable to liquid, thus allowing gas to be purged from the male luer connector while substantially preventing liquid from leaking from the connector at least when the male luer connector is not connected to a female luer connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitani, Shigeaki Funamura, Kazuhiro Abe
  • Patent number: 8043265
    Abstract: An indwelling needle is provided which has a simple structure and is capable of securely mounting a needle tip protective tool on the tip portion of an internal needle. The indwelling needle A consists of an external needle 10 including a cannula 11 and a housing 12, an internal needle 20 including a metal needle 21 and a hub 22 and a needle tip protective tool 30. The needle tip protective tool 30 is mounted on the housing 12 with the metal needle 21 inserted into an inner section so that the metal needle 21 can be removed together with the internal needle 20 from the external needle 10. A main body 31 of the needle tip protective tool 30 has a cylindrical shape. Window sections 34a, 34b are provided on opposing circumferential surfaces of the main body 31. On a rear end marginal section of window section 34a, a movable gripped section 32 is provided whose outer section 32b extends toward the outside of the main body 31 and whose end consists of a grip section 32c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Yoshihiro Wada, Shigeaki Funamura
  • Patent number: 7976532
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention include a male luer connector having a valve arrangement for keeping a passage that extends through the male luer connector closed when the male luer connector is not attached to a corresponding female luer connector. This passage of the male luer connector may opened by connecting the male luer connector to a female luer connector. The valve arrangement of the male luer connector may include a movable sealing element arranged around a central fluid conduit. In some embodiments, the male luer connector may include a filter that is permeable to gas, but substantially impermeable to liquid, thus allowing gas to be purged from the male luer connector while substantially preventing liquid from leaking from the connector at least when the male luer connector is not connected to a female luer connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitani, Shigeaki Funamura, Kazuhiro Abe
  • Publication number: 20110046555
    Abstract: An indwelling needle is provided which has a simple structure and is capable of securely mounting a needle tip protective tool on the tip portion of an internal needle. The indwelling needle A consists of an external needle 10 including a cannula 11 and a housing 12, an internal needle 20 including a metal needle 21 and a hub 22 and a needle tip protective tool 30. The needle tip protective tool 30 is mounted on the housing 12 with the metal needle 21 inserted into an inner section so that the metal needle 21 can be removed together with the internal needle 20 from the external needle 10. A main body 31 of the needle tip protective tool 30 has a cylindrical shape. Window sections 34a, 34b are provided on opposing circumferential surfaces of the main body 31. On a rear end marginal section of window section 34a, a movable gripped section 32 is provided whose outer section 32b extends toward the outside of the main body 31 and whose end consists of a grip section 32c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Yoshihiro Wada, Shigeaki Funamura
  • Patent number: 7857790
    Abstract: An infection-preventing gastrostomy catheter kit to be used in the gastrostomy, which can pass an intragastric retainer of a catheter easily and reliably through an infection-preventing sheath by an easy maneuver, and which can reduce the diameter of the infection-preventing sheath. The catheter kit comprises: a gastrostomy catheter 20 including a flexible, hollow PEG tube 21 reinforced with filaments 24, an deformable intragastric retainer 23 positioned at the trailing end of the PEG tube 21, and a tapered member 22 positioned at the leading end of the PEG tube 21 for retaining the leading end portion 40a of a guide wire 40 inserted from a leading end hole 22a thereof; and an infection-preventing sheath 1 including a flexible, hollow tubular body 2, and a socket member having a socket 4 positioned at the trailing end of the tubular body 2 for retaining the intragastric retainer 23, and pins 5, thereby removably sheathing the gastrostomy catheter 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Abe, Nobuaki Suzuki, Shigeaki Funamura
  • Publication number: 20100305586
    Abstract: The present invention provides a medical suturing device structured with a retrieval puncturing needle formed with through-hole; a retrieval member able to be inserted through through-hole; an insertion puncture needle formed with through-hole; a hollow tube that can be inserted through insertion through-hole, and the distal tip of which is formed into a deformable bent portion; and a suture that can be inserted through the inside of hollow tube. The retrieval member is structured with an annular engagement member that can be deformed into a straight shape, a rod member that is connected to annular engagement member, and a grip that is provided with a mark. The mark is furnished on hollow tube, such that when retrieval puncturing needle and insertion puncture needle are in a condition where mark and mark are facing each other, the upper supporter and lower supporter can be detachably attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Katsuki Nagata, Ichiro Kitani, Shigeaki Funamura, Yoshihiro Wada
  • Patent number: 7824364
    Abstract: A liquid mixing infusor includes a main body defining an internal chamber and has an upstream port, a downstream port and a confluent port. Each port is fluidly couplable with the internal chamber. A valve may be mounted within the internal chamber of the main body and is adapted for rotational movement between a blocking position interrupting fluid flow between the confluent port and one of the upstream port and the downstream port and between the upstream port and the downstream port, and a flow position permitting fluid flow between the upstream port and the downstream port. A manually manipulative member is mounted relative to the main body and operatively connected to the valve. The manipulative member is movable to cause corresponding movement of the valve between the blocking position and the flow position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitani, Shigeaki Funamura
  • Patent number: 7806874
    Abstract: A liquid coinjector is provided in which one or more connection ports may be connected to an outlet port and in which a valve body is provided for selecting the connection arrangement, the valve body being movable in an axial direction within a chamber of a main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Shigeaki Funamura, Ichiro Kitani, Katsuki Nagata
  • Patent number: 7731155
    Abstract: A male luer connector to prevent generation of bacteria and waste of medicinal liquid. The male luer connector comprises a basal end and a tip end rotatable relative to the basal end; the male luer part is tapered and rotatable within the tip end. The outer peripheral surface of the tip end is decreased from the rear side to the front side; and a stick-like male luer occluding portion is provided within the male luer part which can tightly occlude liquid from the tip end opening of the male luer part. An internal thread portion is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the basal end and an external thread, helically engaged with the internal thread, is provided to the rear end portion of the male lure, whereby the tip end opening can be opened or closed by rotating the tip end relative to the basal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Shigeaki Funamura, Yosuke Sakai, Ichiro Kitani
  • Publication number: 20100137803
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an indwelling needle set which includes a needle tip protector device which adds a minimal length to the needle set to maintain operability of the device. To accomplish this, a needle tip protector device is provided for releasable attachment to the needle set. The protector device includes a body and a protecting sleeve which is movable through an opening in the body from an advanced position located substantially within the body to a retracted position extending rearwardly from the body. The protecting sleeve is dimensioned to slidably receive a puncturing needle which includes an increased diameter position which cannot be withdrawn through the protecting sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Shigeaki Funamura, Yoshihiro Wada, Tosuke Sakai
  • Patent number: 7682340
    Abstract: An indwelling needle for reducing the deterioration of the valve by the pressure force of the elastic member. A connector part is provided so as to be moveable within the outer needle body connected to the basal portion of the cannula and provided with the space communicating with the lumen of the cannula therein. Also, within the outer needle body, the valve including the opening and closing aperture through which the tip end side portion of the connector part is liquid tightly penetrated to communicate the lumen of the cannula with the flow path of the connector part as well as the space of the front side portion and the rear side portion of the outer needle body are occluded by closing when the tip end side portion of the connector part is not penetrated therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Shigeaki Funamura, Yoshihiro Wada