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Yasuhito Kura
Also filed as: KURA YASUHITO
49 granted patents·30 pending applications·2,868 citations·filing 1993–2017
99Inventor score
Files withOLYMPUS CORP22OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP18OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO11HONDA KAZUKI6KURA YASUHITO4
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79 records- 0194US8105230B2Medical systemHONDA KAZUKI·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·183 cites·13 claims
- 0294US6059719AEndoscope systemOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1998·Granted May 9, 2000·782 cites·69 claims
- 0391US7582055B2Endoscope systemOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 1, 2009·90 cites·20 claims
- 0491US6767322B1Endoscope deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 27, 2004·53 cites·39 claims
- 0590US8652030B2Two-part bending endoscopeMATSUURA WATARU·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 18, 2014·67 cites·8 claims
- 0690US8212862B2Endoscope systemKASE SEIGO·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 3, 2012·67 cites·6 claims
- 0790US7951068B2Rotating self-traveling endoscope system, rotating self-traveling endoscope insertion assisting tool, and method for technique of inserting endoscope insertion portion into small intestine using rotating self-traveling endoscope systemOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·67 cites·8 claims
- 0888US8523762B2Endoscope system, endoscope, supporting member, and method of using endoscope systemMIYAMOTO SATOSHI·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 3, 2013·79 cites·4 claims
- 0988US7998058B2Endoscope system comprising endoscope to which medical instrument is attachedOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 16, 2011·57 cites·5 claims
- 1087US8366606B2Endoscope and method for inserting endoscope into colonOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 5, 2013·58 cites·7 claims
- 1187US7871371B2Endoscope system equipped with manipulating unit for commanding medical therapy to endoscope and medical instrument attached theretoOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 18, 2011·52 cites·12 claims
- 1287US6716161B2Endoscope suitable for autoclave sterilizationOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 6, 2004·37 cites·36 claims
- 1383USRE43281EEndoscope capable of being autoclavedHIGUMA MASAKAZU·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 27, 2012·13 cites·40 claims
- 1483US7918785B2Medical apparatus, treatment instrument for endoscope and endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·33 cites·17 claims
- 1579US8075474B2Endoscope system and medical instrumentHONDA KAZUKI·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·21 cites·9 claims
- 1678US8449455B2Medical system for a plurality of operators to perform an operation of one medical instrument in collaborationHONDA KAZUKI·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·12 cites·8 claims
- 1778US8083669B2Medical device for maintaining state of treatment portionMURAKAMI KAZUSHI·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·21 cites·11 claims
- 1877US7621867B2Insertion deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 24, 2009·20 cites·7 claims
- 1976US8002698B2Therapeutic method that uses overtubeOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·17 cites·8 claims
- 2076US5707344AEndoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 13, 1998·199 cites·17 claims
- 2176US5507717ADevice for bending the insertion section of an endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 16, 1996·193 cites·23 claims
- 2275US7862504B2Insertion apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 4, 2011·12 cites·19 claims
- 2375US5569157AEndoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·170 cites·15 claims
- 2473US8419630B2Endoscope system with front and lateral fields of viewKASE SEIGO·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 16, 2013·8 cites·16 claims
- 2573US7524284B2Endoscopy systemOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 28, 2009·12 cites·7 claims
- 2672US8343043B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 1, 2013·5 cites·13 claims
- 2771US6712756B1Endoscope system having transponder for discriminating endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 30, 2004·73 cites·15 claims
- 2870US8529554B2Treatment instrument operation unit and medical system with treatment instrument operation unitMURAKAMI KAZUSHI·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 10, 2013·9 cites·5 claims
- 2970US6547721B1Endoscope capable of being autoclavedOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 15, 2003·142 cites·28 claims
- 3069US8758228B2Endoscope system, endoscope system control program, and endoscope system control methodKURA YASUHITO·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 24, 2014·9 cites·14 claims
- 3168US8894567B2Medical tubeHONDA KAZUKI·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 25, 2014·4 cites·8 claims
- 3267US8419631B2Endoscope apparatus with forward viewing and side viewingKASE SEIGO·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 16, 2013·4 cites·13 claims
- 3365US7691054B2Endoscope system, treatment instrument cartridge, and storage caseOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·4 cites·17 claims
- 3464US8303489B2Endoscope with built-in filtering meansITO JIN·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 6, 2012·7 cites·10 claims
- 3564US8216128B2Medical system with a biological information acquiring apparatus and a manipulation information acquiring apparatusMATSUURA WATARU·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 10, 2012·3 cites·3 claims
- 3662US8075475B2Endoscope system and medical instrumentHONDA KAZUKI·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·2 cites·14 claims
- 3762US7938772B2Insertion apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 10, 2011·2 cites·21 claims
- 3861US8986197B2Medical system and endoscope systemOKADA TSUTOMU·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2015·2 cites·23 claims
- 3960US9131834B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·1 cites·11 claims
- 4060US7491166B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 17, 2009·21 cites·18 claims
- 4159US8512227B2Apparatus for assisting operations of medical instrument attached to endoscopeMURAKAMI KAZUSHI·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 20, 2013·1 cites·10 claims
- 4258US5556367ACover type endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 17, 1996·75 cites·5 claims
- 4354US2014358088A1Elongated medical memberOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4454US2008287961A1Elongated medical member and procedure method using elongated medical memberOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4552US9289236B2Mucosa separation apparatus, and method for mucosa separationSADAMASA AKIHITO·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2016·1 cites·3 claims
- 4652US6110104AEndoscope system having an endoscope capable of being guided into an endoscope coverOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·53 cites·12 claims
- 4751US2008009675A1Endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEM CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4850US2007049799A1Insertion deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4950US2009105536A1Endoscope treatment systemOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5050US2007038021A1Insertion deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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