Patents by Inventor Gerd T. Phillipps

Gerd T. Phillipps 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy
    Patent number: 8365721
    Abstract: A method for performing intraocular brachytherapy and an apparatus for performing the same is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a hand-held delivery device that advances a radiation source into an associated cannula or probe that is positioned adjacent the target tissue. The handpiece provides for shielded storage of the radiation source when retracted from the cannula and includes a slider mechanism for advancing and retracting the radiation source. The radiation source is mounted to a wire that has a flexible distal end and a relatively stiffer proximal end. A positioning system for the cannula is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: NeoVista Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Larsen, Richard A. Hillstead, Roelof Trip, Eugene deJuan, Mark S. Humayun, Eberhard Fritz, Rainer Pintaske, Sabine Willenkamp, Gerd T. Phillipps
  • Methods And Apparatus for Intraocular Brachytherapy
    Publication number: 20110004045
    Abstract: A method for performing intraocular brachytherapy and an apparatus for performing the same is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a hand-held delivery device that advances a radiation source into an associated cannula or probe that is positioned adjacent the target tissue. The handpiece provides for shielded storage of the radiation source when retracted from the cannula and includes a slider mechanism for advancing and retracting the radiation source. The radiation source is mounted to a wire that has a flexible distal end and a relatively stiffer proximal end. A positioning system for the cannula is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Charles E. Larsen, Richard A. Hillstead, Roelof Trip, Eugene deJuan, Mark S. Humayun, Eberhard Fritz, Rainer Pintaske, Sabine Willenkamp, Gerd T. Phillipps
  • Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy
    Patent number: 7803102
    Abstract: A method for performing intraocular brachytherapy and an apparatus for performing the same is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a hand-held delivery device that advances a radiation source into an associated cannula or probe that is positioned adjacent the target tissue. The handpiece provides for shielded storage of the radiation source when retracted from the cannula and includes a slider mechanism for advancing and retracting the radiation source. The radiation source is mounted to a wire that has a flexible distal end and a relatively stiffer proximal end. A positioning system for the cannula is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: NeoVista, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Larsen, Richard A. Hillstead, Roelof Trip, Eugene deJuan, Mark S. Humayun, Eberhard Fritz, Rainer Pintaske, Sabine Willenkamp, Gerd T. Phillipps