Patents by Inventor Yoshinori HOMMA

Yoshinori HOMMA 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).

  • Treatment tool
    Patent number: 12108976
    Abstract: A treatment tool includes: an elongated shaft; a probe that protrudes from a distal end of the shaft; a movable jaw that is mounted in a rotatable manner; and a swing arm that is mounted on the movable jaw. The swing arm is capable of gripping living tissue with the probe and swinging with respect to the movable jaw. The movable jaw includes a first regulating surface that can contact a proximal end portion of the swing arm to regulate swinging of the swing arm in one direction, and a second regulating surface that can contact another region in the proximal end portion of the swing arm to regulate swinging of the swing arm in another direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marina Kobayashi, Yoshinori Homma
  • TREATMENT TOOL
    Publication number: 20210228265
    Abstract: A treatment tool includes: an elongated shaft; a probe that protrudes from a distal end of the shaft; a movable jaw that is mounted in a rotatable manner; and a swing arm that is mounted on the movable jaw. The swing arm is capable of gripping living tissue with the probe and swinging with respect to the movable jaw. The movable jaw includes a first regulating surface that can contact a proximal end portion of the swing arm to regulate swinging of the swing arm in one direction, and a second regulating surface that can contact another region in the proximal end portion of the swing arm to regulate swinging of the swing arm in another direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marina KOBAYASHI, Yoshinori HOMMA