Patents by Inventor Shigeo Nagayama

Shigeo Nagayama 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: 7867229
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a high-frequency treatment apparatus includes: an electrode assembly electrically connected to the high-frequency generating unit for generating a high-frequency current, the assembly having at the distal end thereof a current-applying electrode for discharging the high-frequency current, the proximal end of the current-applying electrode being covered with a first insulating member; an insertion section receiving the electrode assembly such that the electrode assembly is movable in predetermined directions, the insertion section being located on the return side of the high-frequency current applied from the current-applying electrode; a liquid supply unit for supplying an irrigation liquid to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode; and a second insulating member for covering a predetermined area on the surface of base part of the current-applying electrode, the base part being exposed from the distal end of the first insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hayashida, Kazunori Taniguchi, Shigeo Nagayama, Kazuya Hijii
  • Patent number: 7682359
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-frequency treatment apparatus including: an electrode assembly electrically connected to a high-frequency generating unit for generating a high-frequency current, the assembly having, at the distal end thereof, a current-applying electrode for discharging the high-frequency current, the proximal end of the current-applying electrode being covered with an insulator; an insertion section receiving the electrode assembly, the insertion section being located on the return side of the high-frequency current discharged from the current-applying electrode; a liquid supply section for supplying an irrigation liquid to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode; and an opening section provided at the distal end part of the insulator, the opening section supplying a gas to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hayashida, Kazunori Taniguchi, Shigeo Nagayama, Kazuya Hijii
  • Publication number: 20070093812
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-frequency treatment apparatus including: an electrode assembly electrically connected to a high-frequency generating unit for generating a high-frequency current, the assembly having, at the distal end thereof, a current-applying electrode for discharging the high-frequency current, the proximal end of the current-applying electrode being covered with an insulator; an insertion section receiving the electrode assembly, the insertion section being located on the return side of the high-frequency current discharged from the current-applying electrode; a liquid supply section for supplying an irrigation liquid to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode; and an opening section provided at the distal end part of the insulator, the opening section supplying a gas to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hayashida, Kazunori Taniguchi, Shigeo Nagayama, Kazuya Hijii
  • Publication number: 20070066976
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a high-frequency treatment apparatus includes: an electrode assembly electrically connected to the high-frequency generating unit for generating a high-frequency current, the assembly having at the distal end thereof a current-applying electrode for discharging the high-frequency current, the proximal end of the current-applying electrode being covered with a first insulating member; an insertion section receiving the electrode assembly such that the electrode assembly is movable in predetermined directions, the insertion section being located on the return side of the high-frequency current applied from the current-applying electrode; a liquid supply unit for supplying an irrigation liquid to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode; and a second insulating member for covering a predetermined area on the surface of base part of the current-applying electrode, the base part being exposed from the distal end of the first insulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hayashida, Kazunori Taniguchi, Shigeo Nagayama, Kazuya Hijii
  • Publication number: 20050097191
    Abstract: A medical equipment control system consists mainly of a plurality of centralized controllers each of which controls on a centralized basis a plurality of pieces of medical equipment installed in an operating room, and a mobile device capable of communicating with the plurality of centralized controllers. The mobile device is used to determine or record control data based on which the plurality of pieces of medical equipment is controlled. The recorded control data is transmitted to and recorded in the centralized controller in an operating room concerned. Thus, a medical equipment control system capable of controlling medical equipment at low cost on a centralized basis is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide Yamaki, Kenji Noda, Akinobu Uchikubo, Takashi Ozaki, Hiroyuki Mino, Shigeo Nagayama, Daisuke Sano, Masaya Fujita, Nobuyuki Furukawa, Sumihito Kontshi
  • Publication number: 20030093503
    Abstract: A medical equipment control system consists mainly of a plurality of centralized controllers each of which controls on a centralized basis a plurality of pieces of medical equipment installed in an operating room, and a mobile device capable of communicating with the plurality of centralized controllers. The mobile device is used to determine or record control data based on which the plurality of pieces of medical equipment is controlled. The recorded control data is transmitted to and recorded in the centralized controller in an operating room concerned. Thus, a medical equipment control system capable of controlling medical equipment at low cost on a centralized basis is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahide Yamaki, Kenji Noda, Akinobu Uchikubo, Takashi Ozaki, Hiroyuki Mino, Shigeo Nagayama, Daisuke Sano, Masaya Fujita, Nobuyuki Furukawa