Patents by Inventor Charlie Pitman

Charlie Pitman 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 fiducial needle fixation system
    Patent number: 10456592
    Abstract: A mechanism facilitates the insertion of radioactive sources/source strands into soft tissue, such as breast tissue, that improves the reproducibility of the procedure and ensures that the sources are reliably and consistently inserted in an exact position per a patient prescription treatment plan from patient to patient as well as improve the ease-of-use of the device and procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: BREAST MICROSEED, INC.
    Inventor: Charlie Pitman
  • Brachytherapy fiducial needle fixation system and method
    Patent number: 10449387
    Abstract: A mechanism to facilitate the insertion of radioactive sources/source strands into soft tissue, such as breast tissue, and a method that utilizes this mechanism with the goal of improving the reproducibility of the procedure and ensuring that the sources are reliably and consistently inserted in an exact position per a patient prescription treatment plan from patient to patient as well as improve the ease-of-use of the device and procedure are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BREAST MICROSEED, INC.
    Inventor: Charlie Pitman
  • BRACHYTHERAPY FIDUCIAL NEEDLE FIXATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170319871
    Abstract: A mechanism facilitates the insertion of radioactive sources/source strands into soft tissue, such as breast tissue, that improves the reproducibility of the procedure and ensures that the sources are reliably and consistently inserted in an exact position per a patient prescription treatment plan from patient to patient as well as improve the ease-of-use of the device and procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Charlie PITMAN
  • BRACHYTHERAPY FIDUCIAL NEEDLE FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140309525
    Abstract: A mechanism to facilitate the insertion of radioactive sources/source strands into soft tissue, such as breast tissue, and a method that utilizes this mechanism with the goal of improving the reproducibility of the procedure and ensuring that the sources are reliably and consistently inserted in an exact position per a patient prescription treatment plan from patient to patient as well as improve the ease-of-use of the device and procedure are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Charlie PITMAN
  • Brachytherapy fiducial needle fixation system and method
    Patent number: 8764619
    Abstract: A mechanism to facilitate the insertion of radioactive sources/source strands into soft tissue, such as breast tissue, and a method that utilizes this mechanism with the goal of improving the reproducibility of the procedure and ensuring that the sources are reliably and consistently inserted in an exact position per a patient prescription treatment plan from patient to patient as well as improve the ease-of-use of the device and procedure are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Breast Microseed LLC
    Inventor: Charlie Pitman
  • BRACHYTHERAPY FIDUCIAL NEEDLE FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100268014
    Abstract: A mechanism to facilitate the insertion of radioactive sources/source strands into soft tissue, such as breast tissue, and a method that utilizes this mechanism with the goal of improving the reproducibility of the procedure and ensuring that the sources are reliably and consistently inserted in an exact position per a patient prescription treatment plan from patient to patient as well as improve the ease-of-use of the device and procedure are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Core Oncology, Inc.
    Inventor: Charlie Pitman
  • BRACHYTHERAPY MULTIPLE IMPLANTATION DEVICE LOADING TRAY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100056842
    Abstract: A brachytherapy multiple needle loading device and method are provided. The device allows multiple implantation devices to be loaded at the same time and has a gating retention mechanism that allows the user to load sources into implantation devices at a desired rate. A packaging unit of the device has a two part configuration that allows removal of implantation devices that have been loaded with sources. The packaging unit may be opaque or translucent to allow visual inspection of the sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Core Oncology, Inc.
    Inventor: Charlie Pitman