Patents by Inventor Toru Omata

Toru Omata 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).

  • Indication device
    Patent number: 8961411
    Abstract: The object is to seek a position for an insertion opening through which a treatment tool inserted inside a body cavity may reach an affected area while avoiding an obstacle. A first light emitting portion placed in an insertion portion applies light to an affected area inside a body cavity. A second light emitting portion placed in the insertion portion applies light to an inner wall of the body cavity toward the opposite side of the first light emitting portion. At this time, a light pathway on which the light from the first light emitting portion and the second light emitting portion will not strike the obstacle (e.g., an organ outside than the affected area, etc.) inside the body cavity is searched for. By making, in the position that the light from the second light emitting portion strikes, an insertion opening for inserting a treatment tool, the treatment tool can reach the affected area without interfering with the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Naofumi Tanaka, Kazuyuki Kojima, Toru Omata, Toshio Takayama, Yukio Kosugi
  • Indication Device
    Publication number: 20120041273
    Abstract: The object is to seek a position for an insertion opening through which a treatment tool inserted inside a body cavity may reach an affected area while avoiding an obstacle. A first light emitting portion placed in an insertion portion applies light to an affected area inside a body cavity. A second light emitting portion placed in the insertion portion applies light to an inner wall of the body cavity toward the opposite side of the first light emitting portion. At this time, a light pathway on which the light from the first light emitting portion and the second light emitting portion will not strike the obstacle (e.g., an organ outside than the affected area, etc.) inside the body cavity is searched for. By making, in the position that the light from the second light emitting portion strikes, an insertion opening for inserting a treatment tool, the treatment tool can reach the affected area without interfering with the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Naofumi Tanaka, Kazuyuki Kojima, Toru Omata, Toshio Takayama, Yukio Kosugi