Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Fried

Daniel B. Fried 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).

  • TETHERED AND/OR VISUALLY CODED BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20160136454
    Abstract: Brachytherapy devices include a respective flexible elongate tether with an external free tail end that has an opposing end that is attached to a proximal end portion of the corresponding strand. The tethers can be color-coded to match a color associated with the corresponding strand and/or radioactive material to facilitate visual correspondence for redeployment when a strand is in an undesired implanted location. Grids with color-coded rows may also be used to facilitate surgical placement and/or identification of respective strand/tether pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Karim Kader, Daniel B. Fried
  • Tethered and/or visually coded brachytherapy devices and related methods
    Patent number: 9272160
    Abstract: Bracytherapy devices include a respective tether attached to a proximal end portion of the strands. The tether can be color-coded to match a color associated with the corresponding strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Inventors: Andrew Karim Kader, Daniel B. Fried
  • TETHERED AND/OR VISUALLY CODED BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120065454
    Abstract: Bracytherapy devices include a respective tether attached to a proximal end portion of the strands. The tether can be color-coded to match a color associated with the corresponding strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew Karim Kader, Daniel B. Fried