Patents by Inventor Todd M. Hauger

Todd M. Hauger 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 positioning device for radiation therapy
    Patent number: 6161237
    Abstract: A device is provided for accurately and repeatedly positioning a patient on a treatment table. The device includes a tabletop with indexing notches along each side, and a lock bar releasably securable to the tabletop. The lock bar has opposite ends with a ball adapted to snap-fit into opposing pairs of the notches on each side of the table. A patient restraint member is mounted on the lock bar to extend over a portion of the patient's body so as to position the patient on the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Med-Tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Thye Tang, Vince S. Hursh, Todd M. Hauger
  • Slide lock device and method for securing a patient positioning mold
    Patent number: 5848449
    Abstract: A slide lock device is provided for releasably locking a patient positioning mold to a base for accurate and repeatable radiation therapy. The slide lock device includes a rail secured to the base and a tab slidably mounted on the rail for overlapping engagement with the frame of the patient positioning mold. The tab locks the mold against vertical and lateral movement relative to the base in a quick and easy manner. A plurality of holes in the rail allow adjustable positioning of the mold through the use of indexing pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Biotek
    Inventors: Todd M. Hauger, Loren G. Kamstra
  • Moldable vacuum cushion
    Patent number: 5832550
    Abstract: A moldable vacuum cushion for positioning a patient during radiation therapy treatment includes an indexing bar with indexing pins to allow the attached cushion to be quickly, easily, accurately, and repeatably indexed on a baseplate or treatment table. The indexing bar may be releasably mounted on a frame member fixed to the cushion or may be directly mounted on the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Biotek
    Inventors: Todd M. Hauger, Loren G. Kamstra, Vincent S. Hursh