Patents by Inventor Shintaro Nakao

Shintaro Nakao 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).

  • Publication number: 20230310098
    Abstract: A surgery assistance device includes an arm that holds an endoscope and adjusts a position of the endoscope, a measuring device having a fixed position relative to the endoscope, the measuring device measuring a distance to a surgery target region of a subject, and a control device configured to obtain a positional relationship between the surgery target region of the subject and a distal end portion of the endoscope based on information from the measuring device, generate a map image showing the position of the endoscope on a three-dimensional model of the surgery target region by using the positional relationship, and transmit display information for displaying the map image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: RIVERFIELD INC.
    Inventors: Koh-hei SONODA, Shintaro NAKAO, Kataro TADANO, Atsushi MORIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230078683
    Abstract: A surgical device retracting mechanism includes a holder that holds a surgical device, a guide that guides the holder to linearly advance and retract, a locking member that locks the holder in a locking state in which the surgical device is inserted in a surgical site, and a retracting device that releases the locking state and retract the holder based on a detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: RIVERFIELD INC.
    Inventors: Koh-hei SONODA, Shintaro NAKAO, Kotaro TADANO, Tatsuhito FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20210121264
    Abstract: An intraocular surgery instrument holder (1) including a translational driving unit (2) as a driving mechanism configured to be capable of movement with multiple degrees of freedom, an arm unit (3) as a passive motion mechanism coupled with the translational driving unit (2) and configured to be capable of movement with multiple degrees of freedom, and a surgical instrument holding unit (4) as a passive gimbal mechanism coupled with one end of the arm unit (3), and configured to hold an intraocular surgery instrument, and to be capable of movement with a degree of rotational freedom with an opening part of a hole in an eyeball for insertion of the intraocular surgery instrument being a fixed point. A brake mechanism for inhibiting movement of the arm unit (3) is provided to the arm unit (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kotaro TADANO, Shintaro KIMURA, Gai YAMAUCHI, Koh-hei SONODA, Shintaro NAKAO
  • Publication number: 20190365776
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease, especially diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration. The prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease comprising: (S)-(?)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-1,4-homopiperazine, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Ishibashi, Shintaro Nakao, Ryoichi Arita, Ken Mizuno, Akifumi Tsuchiura
  • Patent number: 10426783
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease, especially diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration. The prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease comprising: (S)-(?)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-1,4-homopiperazine, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NAT'L UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Ishibashi, Shintaro Nakao, Ryoichi Arita, Ken Mizuno, Akifumi Tsuchiura
  • Publication number: 20170100409
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease, especially diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration. The prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease comprising: (S)-(?)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-1,4-homopiperazine, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Ishibashi, Shintaro Nakao, Ryoichi Arita, Ken Mizuno, Akifumi Tsuchiura
  • Publication number: 20160339018
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease, especially diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration. The prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease comprising: (S)-(?)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-1,4-homopiperazine, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Ishibashi, Shintaro Nakao, Ryoichi Arita, Ken Mizuno, Akifumi Tsuchiura
  • Publication number: 20140378441
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease, especially diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration. The prophylactic or therapeutic agent for ocular fundus disease comprising: (S)-(?)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-1,4-homopiperazine, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Ishibashi, Shintaro Nakao, Ryoichi Arita, Ken Mizuno, Akifumi Tsuchiura