Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Rukstalis

Daniel B. Rukstalis 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).

  • Patent number: 6607477
    Abstract: Graduated catheters including, but not limited to, graduated urethral and ureteric catheters are provided, the catheters each comprising a catheter tube, an expandable portion, and at least one indicator. The position of at least one indicator may be determined by an extracorporeal imaging method. A kit comprising a matched pair of graduated catheters is also provided, wherein the position within a bodily lumen of a subject of at least one indicator of a graduated locator catheter of the kit has a known relationship to the position within the bodily lumen of at least one indicator of a graduated delivery catheter of the kit. Brachytherapy methods are also provided, including methods of treating urethral and ureteric strictures, prostate cancer, and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventors: Wallace A. Longton, Curtis Miyamoto, Daniel B. Rukstalis