Patents by Inventor Philippe Coucke

Philippe Coucke 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).

  • Patient support device for prone immobilization
    Patent number: 9615796
    Abstract: A patient immobilization device for positioning a patient in the prone position for breast irradiation, includes a cephalic module for supporting the head and upper extremities of the patient, a thoracic module for supporting the patient thorax, and shaped to allow at least one breast to extend below the thoracic module, and a caudal module for supporting the pelvis and lower extremities of the patient, wherein the cephalic module is optionally detachable and securable to the thoracic module; wherein the thoracic module is optionally detachable and securable to the caudal module and the device can be pivoted in an indexed way around a craniocaudal patient axis F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE LIEGE
    Inventor: Philippe Coucke
  • PATIENT SUPPORT DEVICE FOR PRONE IMMOBILIZATION
    Publication number: 20150034091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a patient immobilisation device for positioning a patient in the prone position for breast irradiation, comprising a cephalic module for supporting the head and upper extremities of the patient, a thoracic module for supporting the patient thorax, and shaped to allow at least one breast to extend below the thoracic module, and a caudal module for supporting the pelvis and lower extremities of the patient, wherein the cephalic module is optionally detachable and securable to the thoracic module; wherein the thoracic module is optionally detachable and securable to the caudal module and the device can be pivoted in an indexed way around a craniocaucal patient axis F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Universite de Liege
    Inventor: Philippe Coucke