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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182410 | Peripheral radiotherapy of protruding conformable organs A system for and method of applying non-invasive brachytherapy to a targeted volume within a protruding organ of a patient, employs an applicator constructed so as to be positioned relative to the organ so that an enhanced dose of divergent radiation is deliverable ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8114005 | Method for modifying skin distance from a brachytherapy balloon applicator In brachytherapy radiation treatment, particularly on the breast following a tumor resection, adequate skin to balloon distance must be maintained, to avoid damage to the skin. Often the distance is too small in certain areas or at a single point. The disclosed proc... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109865 | Antiproton production and delivery for imaging and termination of undesirable cells Systems and methods for using antiprotons for terminating unwanted or undesirable cells which can be used in the treatment of conditions caused by the existence and/or proliferation of such undesirable cells. Such conditions include cardiovascular ailments, Parkinso... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8088055 | Plan-based medical image registration for radiotherapy A method determines an error in aligning a patient with a radiation beam. A planning volume V is acquired during treatment planning, and a treatment volume I is acquired during treatment. For each point r in the planning volume and treatment volume to be aligned by ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8033977 | Methods of enhancing radiation effects with metal nanoparticles The present invention provides methods of using metal nanoparticles 0.5 to 400 nm in diameter to enhance the dose and effectiveness of x-rays or of other kinds of radiation in therapeutic regimes of ablating a target tissue, such as tumor. The metal nanoparticles ca... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7963902 | Computer prescribed treatment to reduced damage from radiation therapy and chemotherapy This invention describes the use of a process for treating neoplastic masses, in which the damage to healthy cells surrounding the mass is reduced as compared to current treatment processes, hi embodiments, computer programs are used to prescribe a timed treatment s... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7901344 | Methods of reducing surgical complications in cancer patients A method of treating irradiated tissue, such as for revascularizing and preventing or reducing wound healing complications in a human or other animal subject having cancer. The method comprises administering to the irradiated tissue a therapeutic composition compris... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887475 | Computer searchable anatomical database and visual key A pictorially searchable anatomical database with computer assisted mapping is presented. The pictorial portion of the database and the textual portion of the database are fully unified, i.e., all elements are “live” and visually navigating through one will inst... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883458 | System for remotely controlling two or more medical devices A system for remotely controlling multiple medical devices. Included in the system are at least a first medical device and a second medical device, each of which are capable of performing one or more functions. Also included is a remote control unit having at least ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7857745 | Method for function monitoring in medical accelerator systems A method for function monitoring in medical accelerator systems, wherein at least one signal characterizing the operation of at least one medical accelerator, is acquired, digitized and deposited in digitized form in a data processing system to hold it for evaluatio... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7771339 | Method and system for radiotherapy treatment A method for radiotherapy treatment of a target organ in the vicinity of the rectum in an individual comprises withdrawing the rectum in a dorsal direction to increase a distance between the rectum and the target organ, and administering a therapeutical dose of radi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7708682 | Method and device for planning a radiation therapy A method and apparatus for planning a radiation therapy are disclosed. A radiation dose distribution is adapted on the basis of shape and position variations of the organs of interest determined from a comparison of a first image and a second image which were taken ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7611452 | Wizard and template for treatment planning An interface is provided to a user to perform a plurality of treatment planning operations associated with the treatment plan before the treatment plan is optimized. The treatment planning operations include at least one of selecting a treatment planning parameter o... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7530940 | Methods of enhancing radiation effects with metal nanoparticles The present invention provides methods of using metal nanoparticles 0.5 to 400 nm in diameter to enhance the dose and effectiveness of x-rays or of other kinds of radiation in therapeutic regimes of ablating a target tissue, such as tumor. The metal nanoparticles ca... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7524274 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy A system for treating tissue surrounding a resected cavity that is subject to a proliferative tissue disorder is provided. The system includes a tissue fixation device including a catheter body member having a proximal end, a distal end, an inner lumen, and an expan... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7442162 | Method and apparatus for treatment planning using implanted radioactive seeds A pre-computed sensitivity function providing ex ante assessment of optimal placement of a single radioactive seed, is used for sequential placement of multiple radioactive seeds. The location of each successive seed may also be constrained by an exclusion function ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7402819 | Respiration phantom for quality assurance A respiration phantom that may be used to perform quality assurance on a radiation delivery system. The respiration phantom includes a human-like skeletal structure, at least one deformable component, and a respiration actuator. The deformable component is positiona... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7371247 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the pe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372940 | Radiation therapy system with risk mitigation An X-ray therapy system with equipment for reducing risk that the radiation applied to a patient is other than what is intended. A radiation check is made in which a signal indicative of the radiation to be applied is compared with a reference signal, and/or a confi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372053 | Rotating gantry of particle beam therapy system A rotating gantry includes a link frame for supporting a plurality of rollers which rotatably support the rotating gantry, a brake for releasing a braking force applied to at least one of the rollers upon supply of air and applying the braking force to the one rolle... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369115 | Haptic devices having multiple operational modes including at least one resonant mode An apparatus comprises a signal source, a driver and an electro-mechanical transducer. The signal source is configured to output a haptic feedback signal. The driver is configured to receive the haptic feedback signal and output a drive signal. The electro-mechanica... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367934 | Methods of enhancing radiation effects with metal nanoparticles The present invention provides methods of using metal nanoparticles 0.5 to 400 nm in diameter to enhance the dose and effectiveness of x-rays or of other kinds of radiation in therapeutic regimes of ablating a target tissue such as tumor. The metal nanoparticles can... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361134 | Method and apparatus for real time dosimetry The present invention provides a method of determining the dose rate of a radiation source including locating three or more detectors in the vicinity of said source, each for providing an output indicative of the amount of radiation received from said source and det... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354433 | Disinfection, destruction of neoplastic growth, and sterilization by differential absorption of electromagnetic energy Neoplastic tissue, viral and bacterial infections, and other physiological disorders and conditions are treated by irradiation of the host with electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength that is differentially absorbed by the offending tissue or cells. Radiation with... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356365 | Method and apparatus for tissue oximetry In accordance with the invention, the oxygenation of blood-profused tissue is measured by shining light into the profused tissue and analyzing the light reflected within the tissue. The light is reflected by cell walls in the tissue and is partially absorbed by hemo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354391 | Implantable radiotherapy/brachytherapy radiation detecting apparatus and methods An interstitial brachytherapy apparatus and method for delivering and monitoring radioactive emissions delivered to tissue surrounding a resected tissue cavity. The brachytherapy device including a catheter body member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an out... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351192 | Selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for radioisotope seeds A selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for retaining and positioning elements used in brachytherapy procedures comprises a bioresorbable tube having a closed distal end and a proximal open end. The bioresorbable tube is loaded with a selectab... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351193 | Treatment of age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration is treated by radiation delivered from a miniature x-ray tube inserted via a catheter around the globe of the eye, to a position behind the macula. The process can employ an applicator with several parallel guides, inserted around th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338486 | Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326421 | Device and methods for sequential, regional delivery of multiple cytotoxic agents and directed assembly of wound repair tissues An implantable delivery system includes a macrostructure formed of bioresorbable material selected from a group of alphahydroxy acids and defined to include an internal architecture of intercommunicating void spaces. A first cytotoxic agent in the preferred form of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322928 | Products and methods for brachytherapy A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a hollow elongate bioabsorbable suture member with radioactive seeds and spacer members without different coloration and diameter from the radioactive seeds alternately disposed therein, and methods for the ma... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321166 | Wiring board having connecting wiring between electrode plane and connecting pad It is to provide a wiring board for a semiconductor integrated circuit package, which exhibits an excellent signal property and a high effect for decreasing the switching noise at the time of mounting an LSI of an area-array structure. In a multilayer wiring board f... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316644 | Method for preparing particles of radioactive powder containing Cesium-131 for use in brachytherapy sources The present invention provides a method of preparing Cesium-131 (Cs-131) as a dispersed radioisotope. Uses of the dispersed Cs-131 prepared by the method include cancer research and treatment, such as for the use in brachytherapy. Cs-131 is particularly useful in th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317192 | High energy polyenergetic ion selection systems, ion beam therapy systems, and ion beam treatment centers Devices and methods are provided for generating laser-accelerated high energy polyenergetic positive ion beams that are spatially separated and modulated based on energy level. The spatially separated and modulated high energy polyenergetic positive ion beams are us... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314862 | Antitumor agent The present invention relates to an antitumor agent containing a histone deacetylase inhibitor and a topoisomerase II inhibitor in combination. This combination has been found to exhibit a synergistic anticancer or antitumor effect compared to administration of eith... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311655 | Method for manufacturing radioactive brachytherapy source material, brachytherapy source material and encapsulated radioactive brachytherapy source The invention relates to a method for producing a radioactive brachytherapy source material comprising indium-114m in radioactive equilibrium with indium-114 as main radioactive isotopes. A new radioactive brachytherapy source material comprises indium-114m in radio... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312461 | Laparoscopic tumor therapy using high energy electron irradiation A laparoscopic tumor therapy method and an articulated electron beam transport system are provided for use with a high power, long focus electron source for tumor therapy. The high power, long focus electron source generates an e-beam. The e-beam is transported thro... | 12/25/2007 |
