Patents by Inventor Adriaan VAN APPELDOORN

Adriaan VAN APPELDOORN 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).

  • Brachytherapy position verification system and methods of use
    Patent number: 10293178
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a verification system for confirming the position of a conduit inserted within a patient may include an elongate control element dimensioned for insertion within the conduit. The control element has a proximal end and a distal end, and a verification element coupled to a distal region. The verification element may be configured to detect the presence of a reference marker associated with the conduit and communicate a signal indicative of the position of the reference marker relative to the verification element. The control element may also be configured to maneuver the verification element along a length of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Nucletron Operations B.V.
    Inventors: Frits De Vries, Adriaan Van Appeldoorn
  • Afterloading device, and use thereof
    Patent number: 9795804
    Abstract: An afterloading device for effectuating a brachytherapy treatment, comprising a first elongated flexible transport element, arranged to maneuver a radiation source between a storage position inside the afterloading device and a treatment position outside the afterloading device, the afterloading device further comprising a second elongated flexible transport element, having at least one transducer, the second transport element being arranged to move the at least one transducer between a first transducer position and a second transducer position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Nucletron Operations B.V.
    Inventors: Adriaan Van Appeldoorn, Jeroen Schuurman, Martin Van Beek, Finn Sollen, Johan Henning, Arie Luite Visscher
  • BRACHYTHERAPY POSITION VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20160166328
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a verification system for confirming the position of a conduit inserted within a patient may include an elongate control element dimensioned for insertion within the conduit. The control element has a proximal end and a distal end, and a verification element coupled to a distal region. The verification element may be configured to detect the presence of a reference marker associated with the conduit and communicate a signal indicative of the position of the reference marker relative to the verification element. The control element may also be configured to maneuver the verification element along a length of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Frits DE VRIES, Adriaan VAN APPELDOORN
  • AFTERLOADING DEVICE, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140350325
    Abstract: An afterloading device for effectuating a brachytherapy treatment, comprising a first elongated flexible transport element, arranged to maneuver a radiation source between a storage position inside the afterloading device and a treatment position outside the afterloading device, the afterloading device further comprising a second elongated flexible transport element, having at least one transducer, the second transport element being arranged to move the at least one transducer between a first transducer position and a second transducer position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Nucletron Operations B.V.
    Inventors: Adriaan VAN APPELDOORN, Jeroen SCHUURMAN, Martin VAN BEEK, Finn SOLLEN, Johan HENNING, Arie Luite VISSCHER