Patents by Inventor Franklin C. Wong

Franklin C. Wong 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).

  • Locoregional internal radionuclide ablation of abnormal tissues
    Patent number: 8329141
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of using unsealed and non-colloidal radiopharmaceuticals, for example beta emitting radiopharmaceuticals such as Yttrium-90 chloride, Indium-111 chloride, F-18-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose, or combinations thereof, for locoregional ablation of cells in the abnormal tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventor: Franklin C. Wong
  • Radiopharmaceuticals and radioactive microspheres for locoregional ablation of abnormal tissues
    Publication number: 20040131543
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides radiopharmaceutical macroaggregates for the treatment of abnormal tissue comprising particles having a minimum size of one micron, wherein the particles comprise iron, gadolinium, or calcium, and one or more radioactive isotopes, and have sufficient radioactivity for locoregional ablation of cells in the abnormal tissue. The disclosure also provides methods for using these radiopharmaceutical macroaggregates for the locoregional treatment of abnormal tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Franklin C. Wong, Shuang Wang