Patents by Inventor Gregory Mclntire

Gregory Mclntire 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).

  • Products and methods for brachytherapy
    Publication number: 20040097779
    Abstract: Radioactive sources, preferably radioactive seeds, for use in brachytherapy comprising a radioisotope within a sealed biocompatible container, wherein at least one part of a surface of the container is roughened, shaped or otherwise treated so that it is no longer smooth. The surface treatment may enhance the ultrasound visibility of the source and/or reduce the tendency of the source to migrate once implanted in a patient's body. Preferred radioisotopes are palladium-103 and iodine-125.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Gregory Mclntire, Robert Snow, Edward Bacon, Morten Eriksen, Auden Tornes, Geraldine Cooney, Virginia Ann Gates, Joel Cornacoff, Christopher Black
  • Products and methods
    Publication number: 20030209291
    Abstract: A method for the immobilisation of a radioactive anion on the surface of a metal substrate, said method comprising treating the substrate with an oxidising agent in the presence of a solution of a radioactive anion which forms an insoluble salt with ions of said metal. Preferably, a binding agent will also be present. Preferably, the metal is silver, the radioactive anion is 125I− and the binding agent comprises bromide ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Snow, Gregory Mclntire, Edward Bacon, Evan Gustow
  • Products and methods for brachytherapy
    Publication number: 20020022781
    Abstract: Radioactive sources, preferably radioactive seeds, for use in brachytherapy comprising a radioisotope within a sealed biocompatible container, wherein at least one part of a surface of the container is roughened, shaped or otherwise treated so that it is no longer smooth. The surface treatment may enhance the ultrasound visibility of the source and/or reduce the tendency of the source to migrate once implanted in a patient's body. Preferred radioisotopes are palladium-103 and iodine-125.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory Mclntire, Robert Snow, Edward Bacon, Morten Eriksen, Audon Tornes, Geraldine Cooney, Virginia Ann Gates, Joel Cornacoff, Christopher Black