Patents by Inventor Jacqueline Esthappan

Jacqueline Esthappan 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).

  • Gynecological brachytherapy applicator for use in MR-guided intracavitary brachytherapy
    Patent number: 9248310
    Abstract: A gynecological brachytherapy applicator for use in delivering a radiation dose to a tumor affecting a uterus and a cervix of a patient is described herein. The applicator includes an intrauterine tandem that includes a base portion and a tip portion extending outwardly from the base portion. The tip portion is configured to be inserted within the uterus to facilitate delivering a radiation dose to an area including the uterus and the cervix. The tandem is configured to reduce metal artifacts in MR images of the tandem within the patient to facilitate improving visualization and localization of the tandem in the MR images during MR-guided intracavitary brachytherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jacqueline Esthappan, Perry Grigsby
  • GYNECOLOGICAL BRACHYTHERAPY APPLICATOR FOR USE IN MR-GUIDED INTRACAVITARY BRACHYTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20130053682
    Abstract: A gynecological brachytherapy applicator for use in delivering a radiation dose to a tumor affecting a uterus and a cervix of a patient is described herein. The applicator includes an intrauterine tandem that includes a base portion and a tip portion extending outwardly from the base portion. The tip portion is configured to be inserted within the uterus to facilitate delivering a radiation dose to an area including the uterus and the cervix. The tandem is configured to reduce metal artifacts in MR images of the tandem within the patient to facilitate improving visualization and localization of the tandem in the MR images during MR-guided intracavitary brachytherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jacqueline Esthappan, Perry Grigsby