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Kunihide Kaji
Also filed as: KAJI KUNIHIDE
49 granted patents·28 pending applications·3,395 citations·filing 1994–2025
98Inventor score
Files withOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP26OLYMPUS CORP25OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO5MIKKAICHI TAKAYASU4SATO MASATOSHI4
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77 records- 0198US9913641B2Surgical instrument and tissue dissecting unitOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·724 cites·10 claims
- 0295US5643293ASuturing instrumentOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 1, 1997·1k cites·14 claims
- 0393US11819206B2Method for closing woundOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 21, 2023·2 cites·16 claims
- 0491US6033426AAccess device for surgical treatmentOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·572 cites·29 claims
- 0590US9307981B2Method for suturing a gastric wallOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·32 cites·10 claims
- 0685US8715281B2Treatment device for endoscopeBARLOW DAVID E·Filed 2007·Granted May 6, 2014·49 cites·14 claims
- 0785US7988656B2Natural orifice medical operation and endoscopic overtubeOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 2, 2011·36 cites·15 claims
- 0885US6126633ASurgical instrumentOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·242 cites·24 claims
- 0984US8876699B2Fistulectomy method of forming a fistula between a first duct and a second ductSATO MASATOSHI·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 4, 2014·29 cites·22 claims
- 1084US7722631B2Method for suturing perforationOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·22 cites·5 claims
- 1183US8858576B2Tissue fastening tool, stent, applicator for placing the same, and tissue fastening method through natural orificeTAKAHASHI SHINJI·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 14, 2014·31 cites·15 claims
- 1282US6142931AGuide tube unit for endoscope and method for resecting a tissueOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·302 cites·37 claims
- 1380US8702753B2Method for suturing perforation and suture instrumentMIKKAICHI TAKAYASU·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 22, 2014·24 cites·7 claims
- 1479US8128657B2Suture instrumentSHIONO JUNJI·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 6, 2012·29 cites·7 claims
- 1578US12185940B2Method for closing woundOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 1677US7357795B2Medical device and method of embolizing bronchus or bronchioleOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 15, 2008·112 cites·9 claims
- 1775US9198686B2Medical instrumentMOTAI KOSUKE·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·10 cites·9 claims
- 1873US8833130B2Tissue fastner production method and tissue fastenerMATSUNAGA REI·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·6 cites·11 claims
- 1972US9463039B2Endoscopic deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 11, 2016·8 cites·19 claims
- 2072US8684995B2Treatment methodSATO MASATOSHI·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 1, 2014·8 cites·17 claims
- 2171US8225794B2OvertubeMIKKAICHI TAKAYASU·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 24, 2012·11 cites·8 claims
- 2270US2024173021A1Method for treating gastro esophageal reflux diseaseOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2368US2025302470A1Needle holder for endoscope and operating method of suture needleOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2467US9510833B2Applicator and tissue fastening method through natural orificeSATO MASATOSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 6, 2016·3 cites·8 claims
- 2566US12226082B2Medical system, energy control method, and processorOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·27 claims
- 2666US9757103B2Method for inserting endoscopic device into hollow organOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 12, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 2766US7953473B2Method of identifying a lesion inside patient'S tubular organOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 31, 2011·5 cites·10 claims
- 2863US11944281B2Method for treating gastro esophageal reflux diseaseOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 2963US2025151995A1Medical system, energy control method, and processorOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3063US2022338926A1Endoscopic treatment device, endoscopic treatment system, and endoscopic treatment methodOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3162US12357300B2Needle holder for endoscope and operating method of suture needleOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3261US11911021B2Method for closing woundOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3361US8460314B2Application of procedure through natural orificeKAJI KUNIHIDE·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 11, 2013·3 cites·34 claims
- 3460US12484888B2Endoscopic treatment device, and usage method thereofOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 3560US12279765B2Method for closing a woundOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3660US9060807B2Light marker for indwelt use in patient's body and for identification of lesions inside patients tubular organ using the light markerKAJI KUNIHIDE·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·2 cites·6 claims
- 3760US8540621B2Medical retainer and medical operation using the sameBARLOW DAVID E·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 24, 2013·2 cites·15 claims
- 3858US12213665B2Methods for closing a woundOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3958US8002695B2Medical procedure via natural openingOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 23, 2011·1 cites·13 claims
- 4057US12150643B2Endoscopic treatment deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 26, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4156US5702407ALigating apparatusOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 30, 1997·79 cites·24 claims
- 4256US2023200806A1Traction tool, traction system, and traction method and suturing method for suture threadOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4355US9492147B2Treatment methodOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 15, 2016·0 cites·5 claims
- 4455US2008243148A1Suture instrumentOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4555US2009125039A1Suture instrumentOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4655US2008249404A1Gastric therapy system and method for suturing gastric wallOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4754US10835222B2Method for treating gastro esophageal reflux diseaseOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 17, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 4854US8857441B2Biological tissue transfer method and biological tissue treatment methodMATSUO NOBUKO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 14, 2014·2 cites·11 claims
- 4954US2010010520A1Tissue fastenerOLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5053US7001331B2Endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·8 cites·28 claims
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