Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu KOTANI

Yoshikazu KOTANI 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: 11273251
    Abstract: A medical equipment package containing a plurality of prefilled syringe systems includes: a plurality of syringe packaging bodies, each comprising a packaging main body that accommodates one of the prefilled syringe systems; and an outer box that accommodates the plurality of syringe packaging bodies. Each prefilled syringe system includes: a prefilled syringe, a needle packaging body including: a needle unit that comprises a needle body configured to puncture a living body, and a needle hub that holds the needle body, and a needle unit case that accommodates the needle unit. The needle unit is supported with respect to the needle unit case such that a largest outer diameter portion provided on a tip end side of the needle hub engages with an inner surface of the needle unit case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Ogawa, Yoshikazu Kotani, Kazunori Koiwai, Takehiro Ura
  • Publication number: 20190184090
    Abstract: A syringe package contains a prefilled syringe system including a prefilled syringe that includes a syringe body that is filled with a drug, a gasket located in the syringe body, and a plunger partially disposed in the syringe body. The syringe package includes: a package body that houses the prefilled syringe; and a support that is disposed inside the package body and that supports the prefilled syringe. The support includes a displacement regulation unit configured to regulate relative displacement of the syringe body and the plunger in a direction in which the gasket and the plunger approach each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi OGAWA, Yoshikazu KOTANI, Kazunori KOIWAI, Takehiro URA
  • Publication number: 20190175817
    Abstract: A medical equipment package containing a plurality of prefilled syringe systems includes: a plurality of syringe packaging bodies, each comprising a packaging main body that accommodates one of the prefilled syringe systems; and an outer box that accommodates the plurality of syringe packaging bodies. Each prefilled syringe system includes: a prefilled syringe, a needle packaging body including: a needle unit that comprises a needle body configured to puncture a living body, and a needle hub that holds the needle body, and a needle unit case that accommodates the needle unit. The needle unit is supported with respect to the needle unit case such that a largest outer diameter portion provided on a tip end side of the needle hub engages with an inner surface of the needle unit case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi OGAWA, Yoshikazu KOTANI, Kazunori KOIWAI, Takehiro URA