This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 published patent application. Top assignee: Togo Medikit Co., Ltd.. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Tomikazu Fukumoto: Inventor of a Trapping Balloon Catheter
Introduction
Tomikazu Fukumoto is an inventor based in Tokyo, Japan, associated with Togo Medikit Co., Ltd. His patent work includes a medical catheter design intended to help secure a guide wire within a guiding catheter.
Latest Patents
Fukumoto is credited with one patent: “Trapping Balloon Catheter.” The device has a catheter shaft extending from a hub-connected rear end to a tip, with a balloon positioned near the tip. When expanded inside a guiding catheter, the balloon presses and secures a guide wire against the guiding catheter’s inner surface. An adjustable stopper on the catheter shaft changes the catheter’s effective insertion length by shifting its locking position.
Career Highlights
Fukumoto’s documented invention focuses on catheter design and the positioning of a guide wire during medical procedures. The adjustable stopper allows the insertion length to be set according to the guiding catheter.
Collaborations
Fukumoto is associated with Togo Medikit Co., Ltd. His listed coworker is Yasuaki Kajiwara.
Conclusion
Tomikazu Fukumoto’s patent describes a trapping balloon catheter that combines balloon-based guide-wire fixation with an adjustable insertion-length stopper.
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