Patents by Inventor Mike Rapach

Mike Rapach has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Products and methods for brachytherapy
    Patent number: 8007427
    Abstract: 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 manufacture and the use thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Medi-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Reed, Mike Rapach, Kevin Helle, Juliano Oei
  • Products and methods for Brachytherapy
    Publication number: 20080097140
    Abstract: 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 manufacture and the use thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Jay Reed, Mike Rapach, Kevin Helle, Juliano Oei
  • Products and methods for brachytherapy
    Patent number: 7322928
    Abstract: 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 manufacture and the use thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Medi-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Reed, Mike Rapach, Kevin Helle, Juliano Oei
  • Products and methods for brachytherapy
    Publication number: 20040186340
    Abstract: 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 manufacture and the use thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Jay Reed, Mike Rapach, Kevin Helle, Juliano Oei
  • Products and methods for brachytherapy
    Patent number: 6679824
    Abstract: A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising an essentially stiff elongate, single stranded bioabsorbable carrier material with spaced radioactive sources disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Medi-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Reed, Kevin Helle, Mike Rapach, Charles E. Shanks