Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patient-specific temporary implants for accurately guiding local means of tumor control along patient-specific internal channels to treat cancer
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Application No.: US14907679Application Date: 2014-07-28
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Publication No.: US10286197B2Publication Date: 2019-05-14
- Inventor: Jean Pouliot , Ken Goldberg , I-Chow Hsu , J. Adam M. Cunha , Animesh Garg , Sachin Patil , Pieter Abbeel , Timmy Siauw
- Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Applicant Address: US CA Oakland
- Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Current Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Oakland
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Agent Jeffry S. Mann; Todd Esker
- International Application: PCT/US2014/048488 WO 20140728
- International Announcement: WO2015/013716 WO 20150129
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B6/03 ; A61N5/06 ; A61N5/10 ; A61N7/02 ; A61B18/18 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/02 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; A61B90/00 ; A61F7/12 ; B29K101/12 ; B29L31/00 ; B29C64/112 ; B29C64/20

Abstract:
The present invention offers an alternative for cancer treatment where radiation, thermotherapy, or another therapeutic modality must be delivered to an internal cavity of a subject, for example to treat mouth, anal, cervical, and vaginal cancers. The invention is a new approach that builds on recent results in 3D printing and steerable needle motion planning to create customized implants containing customized curvature-constrained internal channels that fit securely, minimize air gaps, and precisely guide treatment sources through internal printed channels to accurately reach tumors and minimize damage to healthy tissue.
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