ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,879, issued on July 21, was assigned to Voxel Rad Ltd. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Treating cancer using intensity-modulated brachytherapy" was invented by Javad Rahimian (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for treating cervical and/or uterine cancers in brachytherapy with an intracavitary brachytherapy applicator. The system comprises a tandem adapted for insertion into a cervix of a patient. An ovoid assembly comprises first and second inflatable ovoids and an ovoid support mechanism. The first and second inflatable ovoids are adapted for insertion within fornices of a patient. First and second re...