Patents by Inventor Ming Rou Lee

Ming Rou Lee 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).

  • Positioning system for thermal therapy
    Patent number: 8655430
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for positioning a therapeutic device relative to a target displaced on a platform. A base member has a first track extending along a length of the platform for defining a first pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A curved frame is slidably mounted on the base member through the first track. The curved frame has a second track along an interior wall of the curved frame for defining a second pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A housing is disposed in the second track of the curved frame and configured to receive the therapeutic device. The housing is extendible at least along a radial direction of the curved frame for defining a third pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. Applications of the systems and methods may include image-guided thermal therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Shih Chin Chou, Ming Rou Lee, Hsu Chang, Ching Yao
  • POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR THERMAL THERAPY
    Publication number: 20090171185
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for positioning a therapeutic device relative to a target displaced on a platform. A base member has a first track extending along a length of the platform for defining a first pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A curved frame is slidably mounted on the base member through the first track. The curved frame has a second track along an interior wall of the curved frame for defining a second pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A housing is disposed in the second track of the curved frame and configured to receive the therapeutic device. The housing is extendible at least along a radial direction of the curved frame for defining a third pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. Applications of the systems and methods may include image-guided thermal therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Shih Chin Chou, Ming Rou Lee, Hsu Chang, Ching Yao