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20100298926 | CYLINDRICALLY-SHAPED ELEMENT FOR LUMINAL STENT, AND LUMINAL STENT - A cylindrically-shaped element forming a luminal stent includes a cylindrical body including a strand of a biodegradable polymer. The strand is repeatedly bent such that linear parts and bend parts alternate in sequence, and ends of the strand are connected together to form a cylindrical shape. Both ends of the strand constituting the cylindrically-shaped elements are connected together by a cylindrical connecting member of a biodegradable polymer holding both ends. | 11-25-2010 |
20110184506 | VASCULAR STENT - A vascular stent to be implanted in a vessel of a living body to scaffold the vessel from inside is provided. The stent includes a tubular body formed by assembling a plurality of tubular-body forming elements constituting a part of a tubular body. The tubular-body forming elements are formed by bending a strand made of a biodegradable polymer such that legs as linear parts and bend parts alternate in sequence, to form a single flow channel from one end to the other end. The plurality of tubular-body forming elements constitute the tubular body by connecting and unifying two connecting members by melt welding, each of the connecting members being attached to adjacent portions of the plurality of tubular-body forming elements. | 07-28-2011 |
20120185030 | MEDICAL CATHETER APPARATUS - Present invention is a medical catheter apparatus used for implanting a vascular stent into a vessel of a living body comprising a catheter ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120245669 | MEDICAL CATHETER DEVICE - Medical catheter apparatus used for implanting a vascular stent into a vessel of a living body comprising a catheter including a distal portion where a balloon attaching a vascular stent is provided, and a sheath into which the catheter is inserted and to be moved relative to the catheter between the section where it covers the balloon on which a vascular stent is mounted and the section where it exposes the vascular stent mounted on the balloon. The sheath comprises a first tubular member covering the distal portion at which the balloon is provided, and a second tubular member covering the proximal portion of the catheter and connected with the first tubular member. The first tubular member is formed of a tubular member capable of flexible deformation and the second tubular member is formed of a tubular member less extensible in the axial direction than the first tubular member. | 09-27-2012 |
20130131778 | STENT COVER MEMBER AND STENT APPARATUS - Present invention is a stent apparatus wherein a stent covering member holds a stent, which scaffolds a blood vessel from the inside when implanted in the blood vessel, in contracted state. The stent is formed of a biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) as a tubular shape, shape memorized to a size capable of, when implanted in a vessel, scaffolding the blood vessel from the inside. This stent is held by the stent covering member in contracted state and mounted on a balloon of a balloon. The covering member is formed of a biodegradable polymer having elasticity as a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter to keep the stent in contracted state and, when the stent is expanded to the shape memorized shape, plastically deformed to release the holding of the stent. The stent and the stent covering member disappear in a vessel after they are implanted in the vessel. | 05-23-2013 |
20130297002 | STENT APPARATUS - Present invention is a stent apparatus in which a stent to scaffold a vessel from the inside is held by a stent covering member comprising: a tubular cartridge expandable and contractible in radial direction, the expansion of which in axial direction orthogonal to the radial direction being restricted; a stent formed of a biodegradable polymer as a tubular shape, shape memorized to an expanded size larger than an inner diameter of a target blood vessel in which the stent is to be implanted, and mounted to the tubular cartridge in contracted state; and a stent covering member formed of a biodegradable polymer having elasticity as a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter to keep the stent in contracted state by holding an outer surface of the stent and, when the stent is expanded to the shape memorized shape, plastically deformed to release the holding of the stent. | 11-07-2013 |
20130345787 | MEDICAL CATHETER APPARATUS - A catheter apparatus comprising a catheter and a sheath are provided. The catheter has a distal end to which an insertion guiding member is attached, provided at its distal end with a balloon to expand a vascular stent, and provided with an expansion medium supplying channel for supplying an expansion medium to inflate the balloon and with a guide wire insertion channel for inserting a guide wire. The sheath is operated to move relative to the catheter between the section where it is covering the balloon attaching the vascular stent and the section where it is supposed to expose the vascular stent attached to the balloon. A first movement restrictor and a second movement restrictor are provided, thereby restricting movable position such that excessive movement of the sheath is restricted, injuring of a blood vessel is prevented and the stent is implanted to a desired site in a blood vessel. | 12-26-2013 |
20140309722 | STENT APPARATUS - An object is to surely hold a stent formed of a biodegradable polymer and shape memorized to an expanded size having a diameter larger than an inner diameter of a vessel on a balloon in contracted state. A stent apparatus comprises a stent formed of a biodegradable polymer material using polylactic acid having a shape memory property as a tubular shape and shape memorized to a size capable of scaffolding a vessel from the inside when implanted in the vessel; and a stent holding member formed of a biodegradable polymer material for covering the outer surface of the stent to hold the stent in a contracted state that is smaller in diameter than the shape memorized size, wherein a stent detecting member is attached to the stent and a part of the stent holding member is fixed to the stent detecting member. | 10-16-2014 |
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20090050794 | ORIGIN DETECTION METHOD FOR OPTICAL ENCODER - An optical encoder equipped with an origin detection apparatus has a scale provided with an optical grating, a plurality of light receiving elements that is provided in association with the pitch of the optical grating and movable relative to the scale and a light source that illuminates the light receiving elements with light through the scale. An optically discontinuous portion is provided in the optical grating of the scale, a change of a light beam that occurs over a certain length of section at the time when a light beam corresponding to the discontinuous portion is incident on the light receiving elements, a change occurring in that section is detected, calculation is performed, and an origin position is detected from the result of the calculation. | 02-26-2009 |
20110001985 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - The measurement apparatus is capable of performing measurement of a relative displacement amount or a relative displacement speed between the apparatus and a measuring object ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110063622 | OPTICAL ENCODER FOR OBTAINING DISPLACEMENT INFORMATION OF OBJECT - An optical encoder includes a light source | 03-17-2011 |
20110150288 | VELOCITY DETECTION APPARATUS HAVING TWO DETECTORS - A velocity detection apparatus detects a position of a moving object at a first timing and a second timing to detect a velocity of the moving object based on a difference between the first timing and the second timing. The first timing is a timing at which an identifiable mark position of the moving object is detected by a first detector and the second timing is a timing at which the mark position is detected by a second detector. The velocity detection apparatus includes a light source and first and second detectors which detects the mark position based on light obtained by illuminating the moving object using the light source. A vertical projection position of the light source onto a plane which is parallel to a main surface of the first or second detector is located between vertical projection positions of the first and the second detector onto the plane. | 06-23-2011 |
20110218760 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CORRECTING ERROR OF SCALE USED FOR DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS - A displacement detection apparatus includes a scale | 09-08-2011 |
20130286194 | ENCODER, LENS APPARATUS, AND CAMERA - An encoder ( | 10-31-2013 |
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20110215739 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - An LED lighting device includes a plurality of LED chips and a pair of side mounting faces. The distance between the side mounting faces becomes smaller from the base side toward the extremity side in the x direction. The side mounting faces face mutually opposite sides in the y direction. Also, the distance between the side mounting faces becomes shorter from the back side toward the front side in the z direction that is perpendicular to both the x direction and the y direction. The plurality of LED chips include LED chips mounted on the pair of side mounting faces. The LED lighting device illuminates an illumination target with a uniform illuminance distribution. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216536 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device that includes a plurality of LED chips and a heat-dissipating unit including a fan configured to ventilate air. The plurality of LED chips are cooled as heat generated in the plurality of LED chips is transferred to the air ventilated by the fan. | 09-08-2011 |
20120019165 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The illumination device disclosed in the present specification has a light source, a touchless sensor for detecting proximity and movement of an object without contact, and a control unit for controlling the driving of the light source on the basis of an output of the touchless sensor. | 01-26-2012 |
20120020087 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a plurality of LED chips and a heat dissipation member configured to dissipate heat generated from the LED chips. The heat dissipation member includes a tubular unit having a constant cross-section perpendicular to an axial direction, and a plurality of fins, each of which extends outwardly from the tubular unit and extends in the axial direction, having a constant thickness in the axial direction. | 01-26-2012 |
20120188767 | LED LIGHT BULB - The present invention provides a LED light bulb which is capable of providing the gorgeous and artistic impressions. The LED light bulb comprises a plurality of LED chips, a globe covering the LED chips and allowing the light emitted from the LED chips to penetrate, and a bulb connector, wherein at least one portion of the globe has a concave-convex part. | 07-26-2012 |
20130003360 | LED LIGHTING APPARATUS - An LED lighting apparatus includes a support unit including a support surface facing an illumination side, a plurality of LED chips supported on the support surface, and a cover that covers the support surface and transmits light from the LED chips. The cover includes a periphery which, as viewed in plan, includes four first sides that are spaced apart from each other and four second sides each connecting ends of adjacent ones of the first sides. The first sides consisting of two pairs of parallel sides, and each of the first sides constituting one of the two pairs and each of the first sides constituting the other one of the two pairs form a right angle. Each of the first sides and each of the adjacent second sides form an obtuse angle. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003361 | LED LIGHTBULB - An LED lightbulb is configured to properly illuminate a broader region. The LED lightbulb includes a light emitting unit, a pedestal, a power source unit, a heat dissipator, a base, and a globe swelling toward one side in a first direction for enclosing the light emitting unit. The globe is configured to diffusingly transmit light from the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit provides a light amount not less than 50% of the maximum light amount in a region not exceeding ±60° about the central axis extending in the first direction set as 0°. The globe provides a light amount not less than 50% in a region exceeding ±125° about the central axis set as 0°. | 01-03-2013 |
20130020955 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system includes a main power source, a power switch, a daylight white color light source driver, an incandescent color light source driver, a first light source unit, and a second light source unit. The power switch includes a first terminal connected to the main power source, a second terminal and a control terminal. The two drivers are connected to the second terminal of the power switch. The first light source unit is driven by the daylight white color light source driver. The second light source unit is driven by the incandescent color light source driver. A switch driving circuit for applying power-saving switch signals is connected to the control terminal of the power switch, and a signal processing circuit for outputting instruction signals is connected to the switch driving circuit. | 01-24-2013 |