Patents by Inventor Wen Thye Tang

Wen Thye Tang 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).

  • Patient positioning device for radiation therapy
    Patent number: 6161237
    Abstract: A device is provided for accurately and repeatedly positioning a patient on a treatment table. The device includes a tabletop with indexing notches along each side, and a lock bar releasably securable to the tabletop. The lock bar has opposite ends with a ball adapted to snap-fit into opposing pairs of the notches on each side of the table. A patient restraint member is mounted on the lock bar to extend over a portion of the patient's body so as to position the patient on the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Med-Tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Thye Tang, Vince S. Hursh, Todd M. Hauger