Patents by Inventor Michelle N. Ledesma

Michelle N. Ledesma 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for radiation treatment
    Patent number: 7090635
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for positioning a radiation source in vivo relative to radio-opaque markers on a catheter that delineate a therapeutic treatment length so that a therapeutic dose of radiation is delivered along the therapeutic treatment length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle N. Ledesma, Anthony J. Bradshaw, Richard T. Thornton, J. Eric Henckel
  • Methods and apparatuses for radiation treatment
    Publication number: 20030199848
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for positioning a radiation source in vivo relative to radio-opaque markers on a catheter that delineate a therapeutic treatment length so that a therapeutic dose of radiation is delivered along the therapeutic treatment length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Michelle N. Ledesma, Anthony J. Bradshaw, Richard T. Thornton, J. Eric Henckel
  • Methods and apparatuses for radiation treatment
    Patent number: 6582417
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for positioning a radiation source in vivo relative to radio-opaque markers on a catheter that delineate a therapeutic treatment length so that a therapeutic dose of radiation is delivered along the therapeutic treatment length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle N. Ledesma, Anthony J. Bradshaw, Richard T. Thornton, J. Eric Henckel
  • Tapered vessel radiotherapy
    Publication number: 20030109909
    Abstract: A method of treating a tapered vessel with radiation. Separate sections of the vessel are treated for independently determined dwell times. A proximal diameter, a distal diameter, and an intermediate diameter can be established upon which prescription points can be based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Michelle N. Ledesma, Anthony J. Bradshaw, Eric D. Peterson, Edward W. Milner