Patents by Inventor Tomoko Hirata

Tomoko Hirata 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).

  • Sheet-like covering member used for implant medical device
    Publication number: 20070059473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheet-like medical covering member, which covers the surface of a medical device attached inside a living body and/or to a percutaneous site, and thereby allows the medical device to be fixed inside a living body and/or to a percutaneous site, so as to allow the medical device to stably stay there for a long period of time, wherein the sheet-like medical covering member is modified by a hydrophilic surface treatment, and/or by a coating treatment with calcium phosphate ceramics or with a composition comprising a biopolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Sun Medical Technology Research Corp.
    Inventors: Kenji Yamazaki, Toshikatsu Kitazume, Tomoko Hirata, Tetsuya Fujii, Nobuaki Aizawa