Patents by Inventor Bruce M. Komandina

Bruce M. Komandina 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).

  • Real time brachytherapy spatial registration and visualization system
    Patent number: 7201715
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring loading of radiation into an insertion device for use in a radiation therapy treatment to determine whether the treatment will be in agreement with a radiation therapy plan. In a preferred embodiment, optical sensors and radiation sensors are used to monitor loading of radioactive seeds and spacers into a needle as part of a prostate brachytherapy treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Computerized Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Everette C. Burdette, Bruce M. Komandina
  • Real time brachytherapy spatial registration and visualization system
    Publication number: 20030229282
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for three-dimensional imaging and treatment of a patient's body. The method and apparatus utilize a system for developing a therapy plan for treatment of an organ of the patient, a device for generating ultrasound image data from a treatment region and a device for providing a translucent volume image of a portion of a patient's body and a separate translucent image of the patient organ and a three dimensional viewing device to superimpose a translucent article image to enable viewing of the article image simultaneously with the patient organ and a portion of the patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Everette C. Burdette, Bruce M. Komandina
  • Radiation therapy and real time imaging of a patient treatment region
    Patent number: 6512942
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for three-dimensional imaging and treatment of a patient's body. The method and apparatus utilize a system for developing a therapy plan for treatment of an organ of the patient, a device for generating ultrasound image data from a treatment region and a device for providing a translucent volume image of a portion of a patient's body and a separate translucent image of the patient organ and a three dimensional viewing device to superimpose a translucent article image to enable viewing of the article image simultaneously with the patient organ and a portion of the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Computerized Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Everette C. Burdette, Bruce M. Komandina
  • Real time brachytherapy spatial registration and visualization system
    Patent number: 6129670
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for three-dimensional imaging and treatment of a patient's body. The method and apparatus utilize a system for developing a therapy plan for treatment of an organ of the patient, a device for generating ultrasound image data from a treatment region and a device for providing a translucent volume image of a portion of a patient's body and a separate translucent image of the patient organ and a three dimensional viewing device to superimpose a translucent article image to enable viewing of the article image simultaneously with the patient organ and a portion of the patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Burdette Medical Systems
    Inventors: Everette C. Burdette, Bruce M. Komandina