Patents by Inventor Taiga Nakano

Taiga Nakano 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: 20240131929
    Abstract: For a vehicle interior compartment defined by a vehicle floor, opposing sidewalls, a forward end and a rearward end, and a vehicle ceiling covering at least part of the compartment, an end zone overhead display structure includes bulkhead forming attachment elements coupled to a roof strut spanning from sidewall to sidewall of the vehicle roof. The display structure includes an open box-like upper bracket and an open box-like lower bracket coupled together with the roof strut interposed to provide an assembly that reduces unwanted motion, rotation or vibration of the display assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kohei INOUE, Patrick J. ELLISON, Taiga MARUKAWA, Kosaku TOMOZAWA, Akira FUTATSUHASHI, Takashi NAKANO, Jagpaul S. PANDHER, Tsuyoshi HIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11918449
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed for collecting substances inside a body lumen. The medical device includes an elongated shaft portion; a filter portion that has multiple gaps, that is formed in a net shape, that is deformable to be in an expanded state where the filter portion has a basket shape so as to form a concave portion, and that is deformable from the expanded state to be in a contracted state where an opening end portion of the concave portion is contracted; and a support portion that is formed to include a gap larger than gaps of the filter portion and that includes an interlock portion interlocked with the opening end portion of the filter portion and a support side connection portion connected to the shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Kobayashi, Tomonori Hatta, Taiga Nakano
  • Patent number: 11896259
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed, the medical device includes an outer tubular member made from one or more rigid materials having a first bend element including a distal end portion of the outer tubular member and a second bend element proximal to the first bend element in a natural state; and a treatment member on the distal end portion configured to grind a substance inside a body lumen, and wherein an outer diameter of the treatment member is larger than an outer diameter of the outer tubular member, and a difference between the outer diameter of the treatment member and the outer diameter of the outer tubular member is less than a thickness of a blood vessel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori Hatta, Kousuke Nishio, Taiga Nakano, Junichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230371973
    Abstract: A medical device and can remove an object inside a biological lumen while allowing a positional change of the device inside the biological lumen. The medical device includes a drive shaft, an outer tube accommodating the drive shaft, a cutting portion fixed to a distal portion of the drive shaft, and a hub unit housing proximal portions of the drive shaft and the outer tube. The hub unit has an operation unit fixed to the outer surface of the outer tube to rotate the outer tube, a first support portion rotatably supporting the operation unit, a first housing having an aspiration port for discharging fluid to outside, and causing communication of an aspiration lumen of the outer tube with the aspiration port, and a first seal between the first housing and the outer tube. The first support portion and the first seal are disposed in parallel along an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiga NAKANO, Junichi KOBAYASHI, Tomonori HATTA, Kosuke NISHIO
  • Patent number: 11751898
    Abstract: A medical device and can remove an object inside a biological lumen while allowing a positional change of the device inside the biological lumen. The medical device includes a drive shaft, an outer tube accommodating the drive shaft, a cutting portion fixed to a distal portion of the drive shaft, and a hub unit housing proximal portions of the drive shaft and the outer tube. The hub unit has an operation unit fixed to the outer surface of the outer tube to rotate the outer tube, a first support portion rotatably supporting the operation unit, a first housing having an aspiration port for discharging fluid to outside, and causing communication of an aspiration lumen of the outer tube with the aspiration port, and a first seal between the first housing and the outer tube. The first support portion and the first seal are disposed in parallel along an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiga Nakano, Junichi Kobayashi, Tomonori Hatta, Kosuke Nishio
  • Patent number: 11723685
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed for cutting substances inside a body lumen. The medical device includes: a rotatable tubular drive shaft; a treatment member arranged on a distal side of the drive shaft; a device handle configured to locate the drive shaft; a guide cover located in the device handle and disposed to cover the drive shaft; an outer sheath disposed to cover the guide cover and located in a housing of the device handle; a first sealing member located proximal to a proximal end of the outer sheath and proximal to a fluid connection, the fluid connection configured to supply a saline solution into the outer sheath on the guide cover; and a drainage tube located proximal to the outer sheath and the first sealing member, the drainage tube being located in the housing of the device handle, and the drainage tube is fixed with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taiga Nakano
  • Publication number: 20220401123
    Abstract: A medical device capable of safely cutting a lesion area with relatively high accuracy while supplying a liquid into a body and discharging a cut object. The medical device that removes an object in a body lumen includes: a rotatable drive shaft; a cutting portion fixed to a distal portion of the drive shaft and configured to cut the object; an outer tubular shaft configured to rotatably accommodate the drive shaft; and a handle, in which the outer tubular shaft includes a tubular inner layer and a tubular outer layer fixed to the inner layer and surrounding the inner layer, a first lumen is formed between the outer layer and the inner layer, a second lumen is formed between the inner layer and the drive shaft, and the outer tubular shaft is rotatable with respect to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiga NAKANO, Cang LAM, Kosuke NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20220323100
    Abstract: A medical device includes: a drive shaft that is rotatable; a drive unit that is connected to a proximal portion of the drive shaft and rotates the drive shaft; a housing that accommodates the proximal portion of the drive shaft; and a handle portion that accommodates the drive unit and the housing, in which the housing includes an accommodation portion that is provided therein, a shaft support that is disposed in the accommodation portion and has a lumen through which the proximal portion of the drive shaft is inserted, and an elastic body that is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft support and an inner peripheral surface of the accommodation portion, and since an outer diameter of the shaft support is smaller than an inner diameter of the accommodation portion, the shaft support is movable in the accommodation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiga NAKANO, Kosuke NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20220313291
    Abstract: A priming instrument for a medical device, a medical device system, and a method for priming a medical device, which are capable of priming the medical device having a plurality of lumens that open in a living body. The medical device includes a liquid delivering lumen having a first opening portion and a discharge lumen having a second opening portion. The priming instrument includes an instrument body having a hollow portion that covers the first opening portion and the second opening portion of the medical device, the hollow portion includes a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion of the hollow portion is closed, the proximal portion of the hollow portion has an insertion port into which the medical device is insertable, and the insertion port includes a sealing portion that seals an inside of the hollow portion when the medical device is inserted into the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiga NAKANO, Bao DAN
  • Publication number: 20220304722
    Abstract: A medical device that cuts an object in a body lumen includes: a drive shaft; a shaft portion connected to the drive shaft; a cutting portion connected to the shaft portion; and first and second bearings that rotatably support the shaft portion. The first bearing has a ring shape, the second bearing has a ring shape and is spaced from a proximal side of the first bearing. The shaft portion includes a first sliding portion slidably supported by the first bearing, a second sliding portion slidably supported by the second bearing, and an intermediate portion between the first and second sliding portions. The intermediate portion has a protruding portion protruding radially outward, the protruding portion is disposed between the first bearing (81) and the second bearing in an axial direction, and the shaft portion has a passage that communicates from the first sliding portion to the second sliding portion).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiga NAKANO, Kosuke NISHIO, Vivian TRAN, Dan BAO, Lam CANG
  • Patent number: 11419629
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed for cutting substances inside a body lumen. The medical device includes: a drive shaft that is rotatable; at least one strut that is rotatably connected to a distal side of the drive shaft, the at least one strut extending along a rotation axis, and wherein a central portion of the at least one strut is bent so as to be expandable radially outwardly; and a support portion that is rotatably connected to the distal side of the drive shaft, and wherein the support portion is formed in a mesh shape and a tubular shape while including multiple gaps, at least a portion of which is positioned on a radially inside of the at least one strut, and which is expandable radially outwardly by a central portion in a direction extending along the rotation axis being bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori Hatta, Junichi Kobayashi, Taiga Nakano
  • Patent number: 11389191
    Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising: introducing a treatment member into a living body and positioning the treatment member adjacent substance in the living body to be ground; moving the treatment member in at least a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction about a central axis, which is different from an axis of rotation of the treatment member while the treatment member is positioned adjacent the substance to be ground in the living body to grind the substance; and shearing debris resulting from the grinding of the substance to reduce a size of the debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiga Nakano, Junichi Kobayashi, Tomonori Hatta, Kosuke Nishio
  • Publication number: 20210322051
    Abstract: A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device for cutting substances inside a body lumen including a rotatable tubular drive shaft; an expanding part connected to a distal side of the tubular drive shaft; a cutting part covering the expanding part; and an elongated tube extending through the tubular drive shaft and connected to the expanding part, wherein a distal end of the expanding part is placed distal to a distal end of the cutting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori HATTA, Junichi KOBAYASHI, Taiga NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20210322053
    Abstract: A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device includes a drive shaft that is rotatable; a cutting unit configured to be rotatably connected to a distal side of the drive shaft; a filter device configured to be inserted in a contracted state, the filter device having an elongated shaft, which interlocks with a filter portion of the filter device; a distal tube, the distal tube being on a distal side of the cutting unit and configured to receive the elongated shaft of the filter device; and a housing on a proximal portion of the drive shaft, the housing including a first drive gear connected to the drive shaft, a second drive gear connected to a motor and meshing with the first drive gear, and a first partition wall arranged between the motor and the second drive gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi KOBAYASHI, Tomonori HATTA, Taiga NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20210275210
    Abstract: A medical device for cutting an object in a body lumen includes: a tubular drive shaft; a cutting unit fixed to a distal portion of the drive shaft; a protective tubular main body accommodated in the drive shaft and the cutting unit and rotatable relative to the drive shaft; and a protective-side stopper disposed on an outer peripheral surface of a distal portion of the protective tubular main body. The distal portion of the drive shaft or the cutting unit has a drive-side stopper contactable with the protective-side stopper. By the protective-side stopper coming into contact with the drive-side stopper, the protective tubular main body is restrained from moving axially with respect to the drive shaft without being restrained from rotating relative to the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kosuke NISHIO, Tomonori HATTA, Taiga NAKANO
  • Patent number: 11096715
    Abstract: A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device for cutting substances inside a body lumen including a rotatable tubular drive shaft; an expanding part connected to a distal side of the drive shaft; a cutting part covering the expanding part; and an elongated tube extending through the drive shaft and connected to the expanding part, wherein a distal end of the expanding part is placed distal to a distal end of the cutting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori Hatta, Junichi Kobayashi, Taiga Nakano
  • Patent number: 11083485
    Abstract: A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device includes a drive shaft that is rotatable; a strut that is rotatably connected to a distal side of the drive shaft, that extends along a rotation axis, and whose central portion is expandable radially outward; and a support portion that is rotatably connected to the distal side of the drive shaft, that is formed in a mesh shape and a tubular shape while including multiple gaps, at least a portion of which is positioned on a radially inner side of the strut, and that is expandable radially outward by a central portion in a direction extending along the rotation axis being bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Kobayashi, Tomonori Hatta, Taiga Nakano
  • Patent number: 11083559
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for collecting substances inside a living body lumen using a medical device having an elongated shaft, a filter portion, and a support portion. The method includes inserting the medical device into the living body lumen; inserting an atherectomy device through the elongated shaft of the medical device; scraping a substance with the atherectomy device; collecting the substance using the filter portion of the medical device; and aspirating the substance by an aspiration catheter while the aspiration catheter is moved forward and rearward relative to the filter portion inside the filter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Kobayashi, Tomonori Hatta, Taiga Nakano
  • Publication number: 20210100580
    Abstract: A medical device is disclosed for cutting substances inside a body lumen. The medical device includes: a rotatable tubular drive shaft; a treatment member arranged on a distal side of the drive shaft; a device handle configured to locate the drive shaft; a guide cover located in the device handle and disposed to cover the drive shaft; an outer sheath disposed to cover the guide cover and located in a housing of the device handle; a first sealing member located proximal to a proximal end of the outer sheath and proximal to a fluid connection, the fluid connection configured to supply a saline solution into the outer sheath on the guide cover; and a drainage tube located proximal to the outer sheath and the first sealing member, the drainage tube being located in the housing of the device handle, and the drainage tube is fixed with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taiga NAKANO
  • Patent number: 10966749
    Abstract: A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device for cutting substances inside a body lumen, the medical device including a rotatable tubular drive shaft; a treatment member connected to a distal side of the drive shaft; an elongated tube extending through the drive shaft; and a bearing member connecting a distal side of the treatment member and the elongated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori Hatta, Junichi Kobayashi, Taiga Nakano