Patents by Inventor Karen Thompson, legal representative

Karen Thompson, legal representative 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).

  • Patent number: 7410458
    Abstract: This invention includes methods of fabricating brachytherapy implant seeds, methods of fabricating brachytherapy implant seed cores, and brachytherapy implant seeds independent of method of fabrication. In one implementation, a brachytherapy implant seed includes a sealed inorganic metallic cylinder having a radioactive core received therein. The radioactive core includes an inorganic amorphous silicate glass tube having an exterior surface extending axially along the tube. An inorganic crystalline ceramic coating is received on at least a portion of the inorganic amorphous glass tube exterior surface. The coating includes a therapeutic dose of radioactive material. A radiographic marker is received within the sealed inorganic metallic cylinder. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: IsoRay Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Lane A. Bray, David J. Swanberg, James L. Madsen, Jay Draper, Garrett N. Brown, Matthew J. Bales, Karen Thompson, legal representative, Donald C. Lawrence