Patents by Inventor Souichirou Sugihara

Souichirou Sugihara 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).

  • Human body model
    Patent number: 11113991
    Abstract: A human body model is disclosed that can make an image acquired by a medical device similar to an image of a body lumen acquired during surgery. The human body model includes a main body portion that includes a lumen passing through a portion of the main body portion between a first surface and a second surface disposed on a side opposite to the first surface, and a tubular body that is provided in at least a part of the lumen and is made of another material different from the material of the main body portion. An acoustic impedance of the material of the tubular body being equal to an acoustic impedance of a body lumen, and a hardness of the material of the main body portion being higher than a hardness of the material of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuki Sakaguchi, Souichirou Sugihara, Keiichiro Yamamoto
  • Human Body Model
    Publication number: 20190057622
    Abstract: A human body model is disclosed that can make an image acquired by a medical device similar to an image of a body lumen acquired during surgery. The human body model includes a main body portion that includes a lumen passing through a portion of the main body portion between a first surface and a second surface disposed on a side opposite to the first surface, and a tubular body that is provided in at least a part of the lumen and is made of another material different from the material of the main body portion. An acoustic impedance of the material of the tubular body being equal to an acoustic impedance of a body lumen, and a hardness of the material of the main body portion being higher than a hardness of the material of the tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuki Sakaguchi, Souichirou Sugihara, Keiichirou Yamamoto