Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Iio

Toshiaki Iio 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).

  • Patent number: 8147509
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8052943
    Abstract: A compact biosensor cartridge in which biosensors can be set with simple operation so that they can be tested one by one, and which protects the biosensors from moisture until they are set. A biosensor dispensing device is also disclosed. A biosensor cartridge (6) to be installed in a biosensor dispensing device (1) includes a pushing member (31) and a pushing rotating member (34) both used for ejecting biosensors (10) stacked in a case one by one and ejecting each sensor (10) through a sensor ejecting port (26). This structure presents the biosensor cartridge (6) to be made small and thin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Amano, Toshiaki Iio, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8029525
    Abstract: An arrangement comprises a puncturing instrument including a cylindrical box, a plurality of puncturing needles held in an axially serially connected state, a locking member for locking the puncturing needle cartridge at an axial predetermined position, and an elastic urging member urging the puncturing needle cartridge in one direction, and a puncturing needle replacing jig which allows the setting of a puncturing position for the puncturing needle cartridge and the discarding of used puncturing needles, in order to enter into a subsequent puncturing action after the puncturing of the puncturing needle. Thus, it is an object to provide, in an instrument for puncturing the surface of a living body, a highly safe puncturing instrument set having a plurality of puncturing needles, capable of continuous puncturing action by a simple operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Seiji Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110218502
    Abstract: A carrying case (1) for a pharmaceutical injection device (21) administering a pharmaceutical to a living body includes a case unit (2, 20) and an electric charging device (3a). The case unit (2, 20) accommodates the pharmaceutical injection device (21). The electric charging device (3a) is mounted in the case unit (2, 20), includes an electric charging terminal (9) electrically connectable to the pharmaceutical injection device (21), and electrically charges the pharmaceutical injection device (21). The carrying case (1) can prevent troubles including such a situation that a user cannot charge the pharmaceutical injection device (21) while being out with the carrying case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yukihiro Takabatake
  • Publication number: 20110009893
    Abstract: A puncture instrument set is constituted by a puncture instrument which includes a cylindrical body, plural puncture needles to be held in a state where the puncture needles are connected in series in an axis direction, a puncture needle cartridge for linearly arranging the plural puncture needles in the body, a stopping member for stopping the puncture needle cartridge at a predetermined position in its axis direction, and an elastic biasing member for biasing the puncture needle cartridge in one direction; and a puncture needle replacement jig that enables, after puncturing by the puncture needle, setting of the puncture needle cartridge at the puncture position as well as disposal of the used puncture needle, for a subsequent puncture operation. Thereby, it is an object to provide a high-security puncture instrument set for puncturing the surface of a biologic body, which is provided with plural puncture needles, and is able to perform puncturing continuously by a simple operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Seiji Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110004165
    Abstract: A medication administering device (11) has mounted thereto a preparation syringe (15) containing a preparation, allows administration of a preparation to a living body, etc., and comprises a substantially cylindrical syringe cover (14) that supports the preparation syringe (15) on the inner peripheral face side, a piston (22) that presses on the rear end of the preparation syringe (15), and a piston case (26) that surrounds the piston (22), that guides the outer peripheral face of the syringe cover (14) in the direction of the piston (22) on the substantially cylindrical inner peripheral face side, and that is mounted in a state in which the syringe cover is (14) removable. The medication administering device comprises a syringe holder (21) that guides the outer peripheral face of the preparation syringe in the direction of the piston on the cylindrical inner peripheral face side, and whose outer peripheral face is removably fitted together with the inner peripheral face of the syringe cover (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yukihiro Takabatake, Hidenori Watanabe, Seiji Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 7763042
    Abstract: A lancet having a slider with a puncture needle holding mechanism at one end thereof, and having a cam ring with a continuous cam groove rotatable about a support shaft, and with a cam ring claw and an anti-return claw restricting the rotation. The lancet also having a ring spring applying a force to rotate the cam ring, having a rotatable stopper arm holding and releasing the rotation of the cam ring, and having a rotatable ratchet restricting the direction of rotation of the cam ring. A puncture needle unit including a puncture needle body integrally molded with a protrusion fitted to the lancet, a rotation stop rib, a puncture needle, and a puncture needle cap lightly pressed into the puncture needle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20100096403
    Abstract: A compact biosensor cartridge in which biosensors can be so set with simple operation that they can be tested one by one and which protects the biosensors from moisture until they are set. A biosensor dispensing device is also disclosed. A biosensor cartridge (6) to be installed in a biosensor dispensing device (1) has therein a pushing member (31) and a pushing rotating member (34) both used as sensor send-out means for sending out the biosensors (10) stacked in a case one by one and ejecting the sensor (10) through a sensor ejecting port (26) opened at the case. With this, the biosensors (10) are discharged to outside the case when the sensor sending out means is driven by a sensor sending out mechanism outside the biosensor cartridge (6). The biosensor cartridge (6) is made small and thinner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Amano, Toshiaki Iio, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20100100113
    Abstract: A lancet having a slider with a puncture needle holding mechanism at one end thereof, and having a cam ring with a continuous cam groove, rotatable about a support shaft, and with a cam ring claw and an anti-return claw restricting the rotation. The lancet also having a ring spring applying a force to rotate the cam ring, having a rotatable stopper arm holding and releasing the rotation of the cam ring, and having a rotatable ratchet restricting the direction of rotation of the cam ring. A puncture needle unit including a puncture needle body integrally molded with a protrusion fitted to the lancet, a rotation stop rib, a puncture needle, and a puncture needle cap lightly pressed into the puncture needle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7604118
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7585464
    Abstract: A compact biosensor cartridge allows biosensors to be tested one by one and protects the biosensors from moisture until they are set. A biosensor dispensing device is also disclosed. A biosensor cartridge may be installed in the dispensing device and pushing and rotating elements are both used to eject the biosensors through a sensor ejecting port in the case. The biosensors are discharged to outside the case when ejection means inside the cartridge are driven by a driving means outside the biosensor cartridge. This configuration allows the biosensor cartridge to be made smaller and thinner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Amano, Toshiaki Iio, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20090062777
    Abstract: An expansion/compression mechanism of a piston rod assembly is composed of a bush shaft, a first cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the bush shaft, a second cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the first piston rod, and a piston rod holding member for housing the bush shaft and these piston rods. Therefore, the piston rods move linearly in multiple stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sugimoto, Kouichi Matsuda, Toshiaki Iio, Seiji Kikuchi, Yoshiki Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20090054832
    Abstract: An expansion/compression mechanism of a piston rod assembly is composed of a bush shaft, a first cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the bush shaft, a second cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the first piston rod, and a piston rod holding member for housing the bush shaft and these piston rods. Therefore, the piston rods move linearly in multiple stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Hirofumi SUGIMOTO, Kouichi Matsuda, Toshiaki Iio, Seiji Kikuchi, Yoshiki Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20070265654
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20070066938
    Abstract: An injection device with puncture function includes, in a single casing 30, a cylindrical cartridge 11 in which insulin 12 is enclosed, a cartridge holder 14 to which the cartridge 11 is inserted, a needle 16 inserted at a front end 11a of the cartridge 11, a reciprocation means 32 for reciprocating the cartridge 11 toward the needle 16, and an extrusion means 23 for extruding the insulin 12 from a rear end 11b of the cartridge 11 toward the needle 16, and the motion speed and the motion amount of the reciprocation means 32 are made variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano
  • Publication number: 20060229652
    Abstract: A puncture instrument set is constituted by a puncture instrument which includes a cylindrical body, plural puncture needles to be held in a state where the puncture needles are connected in series in an axis direction, a puncture needle cartridge for linearly arranging the plural puncture needles in the body, a stopping member for stopping the puncture needle cartridge at a predetermined position in its axis direction, and an elastic biasing member for biasing the puncture needle cartridge in one direction; and a puncture needle replacement jig that enables, after puncturing by the puncture needle, setting of the puncture needle cartridge at the puncture position as well as disposal of the used puncture needle, for a subsequent puncture operation. Thereby, it is an object to provide a high-security puncture instrument set for puncturing the surface of a biologic body, which is provided with plural puncture needles, and is able to perform puncturing continuously by a simple operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Seiji Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20050197650
    Abstract: An expansion/compression mechanism of a piston rod assembly is composed of a bush shaft, a first cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the bush shaft, a second cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the first piston rod, and a piston rod holding member for housing the bush shaft and the piston rods. Therefore, the piston rods move linearly in multiple stages, whereby the size of the whole apparatus is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Hirohumi Sugimoto, Kouichi Matsuda, Toshiaki Iio, Seiji Kikuchi, Yoshiki Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20050145491
    Abstract: A compact biosensor cartridge in which biosensors can be so set with simple operation that they can be tested one by one and which protects the biosensors from moisture until they are set. A biosensor dispensing device is also disclosed. A biosensor cartridge (6) to be installed in a biosensor dispensing device (1) has therein a pushing member (31) and a pushing rotating member (34) both used as sensor send-out means for sending out the biosensors (10) stacked in a case one by one and ejecting the sensor (10) through a sensor ejecting port (26) opened at the case. With this, the biosensors (10) are discharged to outside the case when the sensor sending out means is driven by a sensor sending out mechanism outside the biosensor cartridge (6). The biosensor cartridge (6) is made small and thinner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Amano, Toshiaki Iio, Kouichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20050131441
    Abstract: A lancet comprises a slider having a puncture needle holding mechanism at its one end; a cam ring which has a continuous cam groove, is rotatable about a support shaft, and has a cam ring claw and an anti-return claw for restricting the rotation; a ring spring for applying a force to rotate the cam ring; a rotatable stopper arm for holding and releasing the rotation of the cam ring; and a rotatable ratchet for restricting the direction of rotation of the cam ring. A puncture needle unit comprises a puncture needle body which is integrally molded with a protrusion to be fitted to the lancet, a rotation stop rib, and a puncture needle; and a puncture needle cap which is lightly pressed into the puncture needle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara