Patents by Inventor Yoshimi Yoshizawa

Yoshimi Yoshizawa 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: 20020146663
    Abstract: There is disclosed a torque control unit to be used with an instrument for implant surgery, a drilling system including the control unit, and a method for controlling torque with the control unit. The control unit includes a torque limiter that is detachably attached to the bur of the instrument for presetting and shuts off torque transmission from the bur at a preset torque value, and a control section controlling current value of the driving section of the instrument. The control section includes a detector for detecting a current value of the driving section corresponding to the preset torque value when the torque limiter shuts off torque transmission, a memory for storing the detected current value, and a current controller for controlling a current value of the driving section in accordance with the stored current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Eiichi Nakanishi, Yoshimi Yoshizawa