Patents by Inventor Voichita Bar-ad

Voichita Bar-ad 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).

  • Tumor bed implant for multimodality treatment of at risk tissue surrounding a resection cavity
    Patent number: 11911631
    Abstract: A device having a biocompatible polymer as a body and regularly spaced radiation seeds and regularly spaced magnetic materials disposed of within the body of the biocompatible polymer, or uniformly distributed liquid radiation and magnetic fluid materials within a polymer slab, hollow thick wall polymer shell, or thin wall polymer balloon, as suitable for surgical placement within a resection cavity for treatment of at-risk tissue in the tumor margin with local hyperthermia in combination with radiation and potentially also with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy that is slowly released from the biocompatible polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Drexel University
    Inventors: Paul Stauffer, Voichita Bar-ad, Mark Hurwitz, Adam Luginbuhl, Michele Marcolongo, Dario Rodrigues, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry, Katsiaryna Prudnikova
  • Head neck immobilization wrap
    Patent number: 11395927
    Abstract: An immobilization apparatus having at least one or more straps that engage a surface; wherein at least one of the straps comprises a force gauge to determine the amount of force applied to a patient immobilized with said straps; wherein the position of the patient is replicable for treatment of radiation and other head or neck treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hyun Kim, Voichita Bar Ad, Amy Taylor, Shivank Garg
  • HEAD NECK IMMOBILIZATION WRAP
    Publication number: 20190351255
    Abstract: An immobilization apparatus having at least one or more straps that engage a surface; wherein at least one of the straps comprises a force gauge to determine the amount of force applied to a patient immobilized with said straps; wherein the position of the patient is replicable for treatment of radiation and other head or neck treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Hyun Kim, Voichita Bar Ad, Amy Taylor, Shivank Garg
  • TUMOR BED IMPLANT FOR MULTIMODALITY TREATMENT OF AT RISK TISSUE SURROUNDING A RESECTION CAVITY
    Publication number: 20190099618
    Abstract: A device having a biocompatible polymer as a body and regularly spaced radiation seeds and regularly spaced magnetic materials disposed of within the body of the biocompatible polymer, or uniformly distributed liquid radiation and magnetic fluid materials within a polymer slab, hollow thick wall polymer shell, or thin wall polymer balloon, as suitable for surgical placement within a resection cavity for treatment of at-risk tissue in the tumor margin with local hyperthermia in combination with radiation and potentially also with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy that is slowly released from the biocompatible polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Stauffer, Voichita Bar-ad, Mark Hurwitz, Adam Luginbuhl, Michele Marcolongo, Dario Rodrigues, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry, Katsiaryna Prudnikova