Patents by Inventor Steve McAllaster

Steve McAllaster 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).

  • MODULAR PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080042076
    Abstract: A radiation treatment system (100) for accurately delivering radiation to a targeted site within a cancer patient (108) that includes a modular patient support system and a patient positioner (114). The modular patient support system includes a modularly expandable patient pod (200) and at least one immobilization device, such as, for example, a rigid moldable foam cradle (350). The patient pod (200) includes a generally hemi-cylindrical support shell (212) that extends longitudinally between proximal edge (214) and distal edge (216), and transversely between two lateral edges (222, 224). In one embodiment, the lateral edges (222, 224) are tapered to minimize edge effects that result when radiation beams traverse the lateral edges (222, 224).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Loma Linda University Medical Center
    Inventors: Daniel Miller, Steve McAllaster, Jerry Slater, Nickolas Rigney, Daniel Anderson, Michael Moyers
  • Modular patient support system
    Publication number: 20060002511
    Abstract: A radiation treatment system (100) for accurately delivering radiation to a targeted site within a cancer patient (108) that includes a modular patient support system and a patient positioner (114). The modular patient support system includes a modularly expandable patient pod (200) and at least one immobilization device, such as, for example, a rigid moldable foam cradle (350). The patient pod (200) includes a generally hemi-cylindrical support shell (212) that extends longitudinally between proximal edge (214) and distal edge (216), and transversely between two lateral edges (222, 224). In one embodiment, the lateral edges (222, 224) are tapered to minimize edge effects that result when radiation beams traverse the lateral edges (222, 224).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Miller, Steve McAllaster, Jerry Slater, Nickolas Rigney, Daniel Anderson, Michael Moyers