Patents by Inventor Julian Aldape

Julian Aldape 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).

  • Apparatus to prevent radiation source delivery device from being contaminated during brachytherapy procedure
    Patent number: 6415921
    Abstract: The present invention includes a peel-away protective cover to help prevent contamination of a connector prior to insertion into a radiation source delivery device. The protective cover comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet that are sealed together to create a protective pouch within which a connector may be positioned. The top sheet and bottom sheet may be peeled away in a proximal to distal direction in order to expose the connector for insertion into a radiation source delivery device. The proximal to distal peel-away directs any contaminants present on the protective cover away from the exposed connector. In one embodiment, the protective cover may be completely peeled away from the connector. In another embodiment, the protective cover may be partially peeled away so that the separated top and bottom sheets shield the connection to the radiation source delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Ye, Julian Aldape
  • APPARATUS TO PREVENT RADIATION SOURCE DELIVERY DEVICE FROM BEING CONTAMINATED DURING BRACHYTHERAPY PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20010040110
    Abstract: The present invention includes a peel-away protective cover to help prevent contamination of a connector prior to insertion into a radiation source delivery device. The protective cover comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet that are sealed together to create a protective pouch within which a connector may be positioned. The top sheet and bottom sheet may be peeled away in a proximal to distal direction in order to expose the connector for insertion into a radiation source delivery device. The proximal to distal peel-away directs any contaminants present on the protective cover away from the exposed connector. In one embodiment, the protective cover may be completely peeled away from the connector. In another embodiment, the protective cover may be partially peeled away so that the separated top and bottom sheets shield the connection to the radiation source delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: PING YE, JULIAN ALDAPE