Patents by Inventor Harry B. Skinner
Harry B. Skinner 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).
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Patent number: 11478568Abstract: A target tissue can be treated with a radioisotope. Some methods for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material comprises bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal
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Patent number: 11020161Abstract: A surgical device is disclosed which provides a safe means of passing a cerclage wire around a bone and the technique for accomplishing this task is described. This device uses the tactile sensation of the human hand to achieve appropriate placement of the cerclage wire. Thus, Irregularities in the bone fragments of a fracture or bone graft augmenting a fracture can safely be encircled and secured. The device permits retrograde placement of the cerclage wire compatible with available manufactured devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Inventor: Harry B. Skinner
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Publication number: 20190254728Abstract: A surgical device is disclosed which provides a safe means of passing a cerclage wire around a bone and the technique for accomplishing this task is described. This device uses the tactile sensation of the human hand to achieve appropriate placement of the cerclage wire. Thus, Irregularities in the bone fragments of a fracture or bone graft augmenting a fracture can safely be encircled and secured. The device permits retrograde placement of the cerclage wire compatible with available manufactured devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventor: Harry B. Skinner
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Publication number: 20190209731Abstract: A target tissue can be treated with a radioisotope. Some methods for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material comprises bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal
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Patent number: 10272173Abstract: A target tissue can be treated with a radioisotope. Some methods for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material comprises bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal
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Publication number: 20170189576Abstract: A target tissue can be treated with a radioisotope. Some methods for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material comprises bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal
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Patent number: 9597427Abstract: A target tissue can be treated with a radioisotope. Some methods for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material comprises bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal
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Publication number: 20160058905Abstract: A target tissue can be treated with a radioisotope. Some methods for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material comprises bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal
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Patent number: 9198989Abstract: Methods are described for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope. Some methods include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material is a bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal
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Publication number: 20120232325Abstract: Methods are described for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope. Some methods include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material is a bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Joyce H. Keyak, Tadashi Kaneko, Harry B. Skinner, Varun Sehgal