Patents by Inventor Michael B. Harmon

Michael B. Harmon 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).

  • Cervical applicator for high dose radiation brachytherapy
    Patent number: 6699171
    Abstract: A modified Fletcher-Suit tandem tube applicator includes a balloon which can be inflated to both positionally secure the applicator within the vaginal canal and to distend the confronting vaginal wall thereby increasing the distance of such tissue from the radioactive source contained in the tandem tube of applicator and correspondingly reducing radiation damage to nearby tissues and organs such as the rectum and bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Paxton Equities, LLC
    Inventor: Michael B. Harmon