Patents by Inventor Howard I. Amols

Howard I. Amols 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).

  • Publication number: 20180168526
    Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a location a radioactive seed(s) within a body, can include, for example receiving first imaging information of the radioactive seed(s) within the body based on a first imaging modality, receiving second imaging information of the radioactive seed(s) within the body based on a second imaging modality, and determining the location of the radioactive seed(s) within the body based on the first and second imaging information. The first imaging modality can be computed tomography, and the second imaging modality can be an ultrasound, which can be a transrectal ultrasound. Third information related to a seed implantation plan for a patient(s) can be received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Gil'ad N. COHEN, Michael J. ZELEFSKY, Yu-Chi HU, Jian-Ping XIONG, Marco ZAIDER, Gikas MAGERAS, Nicola J. NASSER, Howard I. AMOLS
  • Patent number: 6652441
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure. A dual-balloon catheter for treating a disease process in a luminal structure of a patient comprises an inner balloon, an outer balloon substantially concentric with and substantially surrounding the inner balloon, an inner balloon fluid delivery lumen in fluid connection with the inner balloon, and an outer balloon fluid delivery lumen in fluid connection with the outer balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Judah Z. Weinberger, Howard I. Amols
  • Publication number: 20010037046
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure. A dual-balloon catheter for treating a disease process in a luminal structure of a patient comprises an inner balloon, an outer balloon substantially concentric with and substantially surrounding the inner balloon, an inner balloon fluid delivery lumen in fluid connection with the inner balloon, and an outer balloon fluid delivery lumen in fluid connection with the outer balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Judah Z. Weinberger, Howard I. Amols
  • Patent number: 6217503
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure. A dual-balloon catheter for treating a disease process in a luminal structure of a patient comprises an inner balloon, an outer balloon substantially concentric with and substantially surrounding the inner balloon, an inner balloon fluid delivery lumen in fluid connection with the inner balloon, and an outer balloon fluid delivery lumen in fluid connection with the outer balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Judah Z. Weinberger, Howard I. Amols
  • Patent number: 5764723
    Abstract: A radiation therapy apparatus and method for applying radiation to a patient in synchronism with one of a plurality of states of a cardiac cycle of the patient and one of a plurality of states of a respiratory cycle of the patient. An electrocardiograph is operatively connected to the patient and a respiratory monitor is operatively connected to the patient. A controller is provided for receiving an output from said electrocardiograph indicative of which of said plurality of cardiac cycle states the cardiac cycle is presently in and for receiving an output from said respiratory monitor indicative of which of said plurality of respiratory cycle states said respiratory cycle is presently in. A radiation applicator applies radiation to the patient in response to a trigger signal from the controller, said trigger signal being generated by said controller in response to said output from said electrocardiograph and said output from said respiratory monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Judah Z. Weinberger, Howard I. Amols, Peter B. Schiff