Patents by Inventor David Cognetti

David Cognetti 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).

  • Tumor bed implant for multimodality treatment of at risk tissue surrounding a resection cavity
    Patent number: 11911631
    Abstract: A device having a biocompatible polymer as a body and regularly spaced radiation seeds and regularly spaced magnetic materials disposed of within the body of the biocompatible polymer, or uniformly distributed liquid radiation and magnetic fluid materials within a polymer slab, hollow thick wall polymer shell, or thin wall polymer balloon, as suitable for surgical placement within a resection cavity for treatment of at-risk tissue in the tumor margin with local hyperthermia in combination with radiation and potentially also with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy that is slowly released from the biocompatible polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Drexel University
    Inventors: Paul Stauffer, Voichita Bar-ad, Mark Hurwitz, Adam Luginbuhl, Michele Marcolongo, Dario Rodrigues, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry, Katsiaryna Prudnikova
  • TUMOR BED IMPLANT FOR MULTIMODALITY TREATMENT OF AT RISK TISSUE SURROUNDING A RESECTION CAVITY
    Publication number: 20190099618
    Abstract: A device having a biocompatible polymer as a body and regularly spaced radiation seeds and regularly spaced magnetic materials disposed of within the body of the biocompatible polymer, or uniformly distributed liquid radiation and magnetic fluid materials within a polymer slab, hollow thick wall polymer shell, or thin wall polymer balloon, as suitable for surgical placement within a resection cavity for treatment of at-risk tissue in the tumor margin with local hyperthermia in combination with radiation and potentially also with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy that is slowly released from the biocompatible polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Stauffer, Voichita Bar-ad, Mark Hurwitz, Adam Luginbuhl, Michele Marcolongo, Dario Rodrigues, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry, Katsiaryna Prudnikova