Patents by Inventor Takao Ida

Takao Ida 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).

  • Artificial hip joint stem, stem inserter, artificial hip joint system including them, and artificial hip joint
    Patent number: 9192477
    Abstract: In an artificial hip joint stem of the present invention, a distance between an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion is decreased as separating from an opening part in a sectional view that is parallel to a stem central axis and includes the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion, and both a front wall portion and a rear wall portion have a planar region in a sectional view that is parallel to the stem central axis and includes the front wall portion and the rear wall portion. A stem inserter of the present invention includes a disk-shaped front end part. The present invention also provides an artificial hip joint system including the artificial hip joint stem and the stem inserter, and an artificial hip joint including the artificial hip joint stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas Slater, Jeffery D. Arnett, Joshua A. Butters, Takatoshi Miyashita, Noboru Kazumi, Takao Ida
  • ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT STEM, STEM INSERTER, ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT SYSTEM INCLUDING THEM, AND ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT
    Publication number: 20150182341
    Abstract: In an artificial hip joint stem of the present invention, a distance between an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion is decreased as separating from an opening part in a sectional view that is parallel to a stem central axis and includes the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion, and both a front wall portion and a rear wall portion have a planar region in a sectional view that is parallel to the stem central axis and includes the front wall portion and the rear wall portion. A stem inserter of the present invention includes a disk-shaped front end part. The present invention also provides an artificial hip joint system including the artificial hip joint stem and the stem inserter, and an artificial hip joint including the artificial hip joint stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas SLATER, Jeffery D. Arnett, Joshua A. Butters, Takatoshi Miyashita, Noboru Kazumi, Takao Ida