US Patent Issued to SB-KAWASUMI LABORATORIES on June 2 for "Indwelling device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,641, issued on June 2, was assigned to SB-KAWASUMI LABORATORIES INC. (Kawasaki, Japan).

"Indwelling device" was invented by Takashi Yoshimori (Kawasaki, Japan), Tomohiro Emi (Kawasaki, Japan) and Naoaki Yamamoto (Kawasaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaft-shaped member 30 of an indwelling device 1 has an engaged portion 33 with which an engaging portion 15 of a tubular treatment device 10 engages, and a restriction portion 34 that restricts expansion of the engaging portion 15 engaged with the engaged portion 33 in a radial direction in cooperation with a linear member 36. The restriction portion 34 releases restriction on...