Patents by Inventor Yukako Fukuhira

Yukako Fukuhira 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: 8455001
    Abstract: The invention provides a cellulose derivative having a repeating unit of the formula below, a composition including the cellulose derivative and a phospholipid, a method for production thereof, and an adhesion barrier including the cellulose derivative or the composition. In the formula, R1, R2, and R3 are —H, —CH2—COOH, —CH2—COOX, or —CH2CO-phosphatidylethanolamine, and X is an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal. The degree of substitution of —CH2—COOH and —CH2—COOX is 0.3 to 2.0 in total, and the degree of substitution of —CH2CO-phosphatidylethanolamine is 0.001 to 0.05.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Masaya Ito, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yukako Fukuhira, Nobuyuki Endo
  • Patent number: 8263187
    Abstract: A cylindrical body is produced which is composed of a fiber structure with a basis weight of 1-50 g/m2 and having a diameter of 0.5-50 mm and a bellows-shaped section, wherein the crest-to-crest spacing of the bellows-shaped section is no greater than 2 mm and the crest-to-valley depth of the bellows-shaped section is 0.01-1 mm; collagen is added to the cylindrical body to produce a composite including the cylindrical body and collagen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Eiichi Kitazono, Takanori Miyoshi, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yoshihiko Sumi, Yukako Fukuhira
  • Patent number: 8097273
    Abstract: The invention relates to a honeycomb film made of a biodegradable polymer which has biodegradation properties as an anti-adhesion membrane for preventing adhesion after an operation, is excellent in handling properties, and exhibits a satisfactory adhesion preventive effect stably over a desired period of time, and to a production process of the same. Above all, the invention provides an anti-adhesion membrane of a honeycomb film made of polylactic acid as a biodegradable polymer and a phospholipid and a production process of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Yukako Fukuhira, Eiichi Kitazono, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yoshihiko Sumi, Masatsugu Shimomura, Masaru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110140312
    Abstract: A cylindrical body is produced which is composed of a fiber structure with a basis weight of 1-50 g/m2 and having a diameter of 0.5-50 mm and a bellows-shaped section, wherein the crest-to-crest spacing of the bellows-shaped section is no greater than 2 mm and the crest-to-valley depth of the bellows-shaped section is 0.01-1 mm; collagen is added to the cylindrical body to produce a composite including the cylindrical body and collagen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Eiichi KITAZONO, Takanori MIYOSHI, Hiroaki KANEKO, Yoshihiko SUMI, Yukako FUKUHIRA
  • Patent number: 7915028
    Abstract: A tissue regeneration substrate comprising a film with a honeycomb structure composed primarily of a polymer compound and a phospholipid. A tissue regeneration complex comprising the tissue regeneration substrate and cells held in the tissue regeneration substrate. The substrate is particularly suitable for regeneration of cartilage tissue, and allows growth of cartilage tissue in a three-dimensional fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Yukako Fukuhira, Masaya Ito, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yoshihiko Sumi, Masatsugu Shimomura, Masaru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100129452
    Abstract: The invention provides a cellulose derivative having a repeating unit of the formula below, a composition including the cellulose derivative and a phospholipid, a method for production thereof, and an adhesion barrier including the cellulose derivative or the composition. In the formula, R1, R2, and R3 are —H, —CH2—COOH, —CH2—COOX, or —CH2CO-phosphatidylethanolamine, and X is an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal. The degree of substitution of —CH2—COOH and —CH2—COOX is 0.3 to 2.0 in total, and the degree of substitution of —CH2CO-phosphatidylethanolamine is 0.001 to 0.05.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaya Ito, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yukako Fukuhira, Nobuyuki Endo
  • Publication number: 20070112438
    Abstract: A tissue regeneration substrate comprising a film with a honeycomb structure composed primarily of a polymer compound and a phospholipid. A tissue regeneration complex comprising the tissue regeneration substrate and cells held in the tissue regeneration substrate. The substrate is particularly suitable for regeneration of cartilage tissue, and allows growth of cartilage tissue in a three-dimensional fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Yukako Fukuhira, Masaya Ito, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yoshihiko Sumi, Masatsugu Shimomura, Masaru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060216320
    Abstract: A cylindrical body is produced which is composed of a fiber structure with a basis weight of 1-50 g/m2 and having a diameter of 0.5-50 mm and a bellows-shaped section, wherein the crest-to-crest spacing of the bellows-shaped section is no greater than 2 mm and the crest-to-valley depth of the bellows-shaped section is 0.01-1 mm; collagen is added to the cylindrical body to produce a composite comprising the cylindrical body and collagen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Eiichi Kitazono, Takanori Miyoshi, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yoshihiko Sumi, Yukako Fukuhira
  • Publication number: 20060189911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a honeycomb film made of a biodegradable polymer which has biodegradation properties as an anti-adhesion membrane for preventing adhesion after an operation, is excellent in handling properties, and exhibits a satisfactory adhesion preventive effect stably over a desired period of time, and to a production process of the same. Above all, the invention provides an anti-adhesion membrane of a honeycomb film made of polylactic acid as a biodegradable polymer and a phospholipid and a production process of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Yukako Fukuhira, Eiichi Kitazono, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yoshihiko Sumi, Masatsugu Shimomura, Masaru Tanaka