Patents by Inventor John Wingate Snell

John Wingate Snell 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).

  • Brachytherapy system for prostate cancer treatment with computer implemented systems and processes to facilitate pre-operative planning and post-operative evaluations
    Patent number: 6360116
    Abstract: A system for assisting a user in preparing a brachytherapy pre-operative plan and post-operative evaluation for prostate cancer is disclosed. Image scans are loaded into the system. A user places a matrix on the image scans and outlines the contours the anatomical structures in the image scans. The user then places seeds on the various image scans in a well known manner to treat the prostate cancer. The system provides for real-time isodose calculations as the user edits the pre-operative plan. The user may also view a three-dimensional view of the isodose levels on the anatomical structure, as well as the surface of a given isodose level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Ronald Jackson, Jr., Kevin Stewart Spetz, William Thang Katz, John Wingate Snell, J. Peter Markush