Patents by Inventor Pullatikurthi P. Kumar

Pullatikurthi P. Kumar 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).

  • Apparatus for treating carcinoma of the uterine cervix
    Patent number: 4434789
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for treating carcinoma of the uterine cervix by judiciously applying radioactive material immediately adjacent the uterine cervix for an extended period of time empirically determined by the radiologist. The novel apparatus comprises three radioactively chargeable components including a central tubular tandem vaginally insertable longitudinally into the uterine cervix and two non-lineal tubular ovoidal assemblies longitudinally locatable at the cervix and positioned laterally between the respective vaginal walls and the uterine cervix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventor: Pullatikurthi P. Kumar
  • Method for treating carcinoma of the uterine cervix
    Patent number: 4331131
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating carcinoma of the uterine cervix by judiciously applying radioactive material immediately adjacent the uterine cervix for an extended period of time empirically determined by the radiologist. The novel method comprises inserting three radioactively chargeable components including a central tubular tandem vaginally longitudinally into the uterine cervix and two non-lineal tubular ovoidal assemblies longitudinally locatable at the cervix and positioned laterally between the respective vaginal walls and the uterine cervix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventor: Pullatikurthi P. Kumar