Patents by Inventor Richard L. Beckman

Richard L. Beckman 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).

  • Publication number: 20090281536
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are medical devices for diagnosing and treating anomalous tissue and methods of use. One embodiment of the medical device can comprise an energy source configured to emit at least an excitation beam and a therapeutic beam, a probe coupled to the energy source and configured to propagate the excitation and therapeutic beams with the beams capable of contact with the tissue, a sensor coupled to the probe that detects at least one predefined attribute of radiation emanating from the tissue when the tissue is subjected to the excitation beam and a controller coupled to the energy source and the sensor and programmed to selectively alternatively actuate the energy source to emit the excitation beam and the therapeutic beam in response to the detection of the at least one predefined attribute by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Hugh Beckman, Terry A. Fuller, Richard L. Beckman