Patents by Inventor Rien Moerland

Rien Moerland 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).

  • Device and method for assisting in a brachytherapy procedure
    Patent number: 10933254
    Abstract: The invention relates to a delivery assistance device for assisting in a brachytherapy procedure. The invention provides for an output of an optimized treatment plan, taking into considering the portions of the procedure already carried out. The invention provides for an update of the sequence and the dosing after, for example, each needle insertion. The sequence of the treatment plan is determined such that, for example, steps of the procedure in which an error may have a larger impact, which needs to be corrected by modifying later steps, are provided earlier than steps in which an error is less likely and/or may have a lesser impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Maxence Borot de Battisti, Guillaume Leopold Theodorus Frederik Hautvast, Baudouin Denis de Senneville, Rien Moerland, Metha Maenhout, Dirk Binnekamp
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN A BRACHYTHERAPY PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20180236263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a delivery assistance device for assisting in a brachytherapy procedure. The invention provides for an output of an optimized treatment plan, taking into considering the portions of the procedure already carried out. The invention provides for an update of the sequence and the dosing after, for example, each needle insertion. The sequence of the treatment plan is determined such that, for example, steps of the procedure in which an error may have a larger impact, which needs to be corrected by modifying later steps, are provided earlier than steps in which an error is less likely and/or may have a lesser impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Maxence Borot de Battisti, Guillaume Leopold Theodorus HAUTVAST, Baudouin Denis de Senneville, Rien Moerland, Metha Maenhout, Dirk Binnekamp