Patents by Inventor Takahiro Jimbo

Takahiro Jimbo 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).

  • Suture technique evaluation apparatus, recording medium storing program for suture technique evaluation apparatus, and suture simulator system
    Patent number: 10049600
    Abstract: A suture technique evaluation apparatus evaluates a suture technique performed on a simulated body simulating a part of the human body, and the suture technique evaluation apparatus includes a camera configured to image at least a suture region where suturing is performed on the simulated body, and a ligation force evaluation part adapted to evaluate the ligation force of the suturing on the basis of image data taken by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: KYOTO KAGAKU CO., LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamotsu Katayama, Noriyuki Matsuoka, Munenori Uemura, Makoto Hashizume, Takahiro Jimbo, Satoshi Obata, Satoshi Ieiri, Tomoaki Taguchi
  • SUTURE TECHNIQUE EVALUATION APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR SUTURE TECHNIQUE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND SUTURE SIMULATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150371558
    Abstract: A suture technique evaluation apparatus evaluates a suture technique performed on a simulated body simulating a part of the human body, and the suture technique evaluation apparatus includes a camera configured to image at least a suture region where suturing is performed on the simulated body, and a ligation force evaluation part adapted to evaluate the ligation force of the suturing on the basis of image data taken by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Tamotsu Katayama, Noriyuki Matsuoka, Munenori Uemura, Makoto Hashizume, Takahiro Jimbo, Satoshi Obata, Satoshi Ieiri, Tomoaki Taguchi