Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Maruya

Yasuhiro Maruya 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).

  • Publication number: 20230347017
    Abstract: A sheet-shaped cell culture for covering a cut surface of a pancreas, the cut surface of the pancreas includes cut surfaces of a pancreatic parenchyma and a pancreatic duct, and is connected to an intestinal wall of a small intestine in a liquid-tight manner via the sheet-shaped cell culture. A method for preventing or treating pancreatic fistula includes a step of covering, using a sheet-shaped cell culture, a cut surface of a pancreas that includes cut surfaces of a pancreatic parenchyma and a pancreatic duct, and a step of connecting the cut surface of the pancreas to an intestinal wall of a small intestine in a liquid-tight manner via the sheet-shaped cell culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MARUYA, Shun YAMAGUCHI, Kengo KANETAKA, Susumu EGUCHI, Miki HIGASHI, Fumiya OHASHI, Miho KAI, Naoki ARAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20220347345
    Abstract: A bioadhesive sheet-shaped material configured to be attached onto a surface of an organ, a method for producing the bioadhesive sheet-shaped material, and a method for treating a disease by using the bioadhesive sheet-shaped material. The bioadhesive sheet-shaped material includes an extracellular matrix layer, a sheet-shaped cell culture, and a biodegradable gel layer, where the sheet-shaped cell culture is interposed between the extracellular matrix layer and the biodegradable gel layer, and the bioadhesive sheet-shaped material is by attaching the extracellular matrix layer onto a surface of an organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY, TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MARUYA, Shun YAMAGUCHI, Kengo KANETAKA, Miki HIGASHI, Susumu EGUCHI, Fumiya OHASHI, Masaki MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20210307890
    Abstract: A device for efficiently attaching a sheet-shaped object to a target site includes a support body for supporting a sheet-shaped object, and a protective member having a low coefficient of friction for protecting one surface of the support, in which the support body supporting the sheet-shaped object is rolled while being protected by the protective member and can be inserted into a tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY, TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke SAKAI, Susumu EGUCHI, Yasuhiro MARUYA, Fumiya OHASHI, Tadashi SAMESHIMA
  • Publication number: 20200390937
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a sheet-shaped cell culture for promoting healing of a lumen organ having a damaged part, particularly tissue of a duodenum, a method for producing a sheet-shaped cell culture. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for regenerating a damaged part in a lumen organ using a sheet-shaped cell culture described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicants: NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY, TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MARUYA, Ryo MATSUMOTO, Shinichiro KOBAYASHI, Kengo KANETAKA, Susumu EGUCHI, Ken OHNITA, Keiichi HASHIGUCHI, Fumiya OHASHI, Masaki MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20190054123
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a cell sheet composition for healing or preventing discharge from a wounded region of a luminal organ. The present invention also addresses the problem of providing a method in which the cell sheet composition is affixed to a wounded region of a luminal organ to heal or prevent discharge from the wounded region of the luminal organ. The present invention provides a cell sheet composition including mesenchymal stem cells which is characterized by being affixed to a wounded region of a luminal organ in order to heal or prevent discharge from the wounded region of the luminal organ. The present invention also provides a method in which the cell sheet composition including mesenchymal stem cells is affixed to a wounded region of a luminal organ to heal or prevent discharge from the wounded region of the luminal organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nobuo Kanai, Yasuhiro Maruya, Kurodo Koshino, Masanori Maeda, Teruo Okano