[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 80 (Thursday, April 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 20856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7927]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. 
Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance 
with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results 
of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent 
applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage 
for companies and may also be available for licensing.

ADDRESSES: Licensing information and copies of the U.S. patent 
applications listed below may be obtained by writing to the indicated 
licensing contact at the Office of Technology Transfer, National 
Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852-3804; telephone: 301/496-7057; fax: 301/402-0220. A 
signed Confidential Disclosure Agreement will be required to receive 
copies of the patent applications.

Apparatus for Brachytherapy

    Description of Technology: Available for licensing and commercial 
development is a device for delivering targeted radiation brachytherapy 
to a portion of tissue in the cavity of a patient. The device includes 
an applicator with a balloon where in a deflated state is inserted into 
the body cavity and in an inflated state enlarges to fill the body 
cavity. The balloon moves from the deflated state into the inflated 
state upon introduction of pressurized fluid to the interior of the 
balloon. The apparatus also includes a catheter extending over at least 
a portion of the balloon for delivering treatment to the adjacent 
cavity (e.g., radiation or heat). A tracking device (e.g., a camera) is 
included in the apparatus for helping track the positioning of the 
balloon within the body cavity prior to inflation. The apparatus can be 
alternatively configured with a second balloon containing a therapeutic 
agent which is inflated after positioning and expansion with a first 
balloon first.
    Applications: Brachytherapy; Radiation dosing; Cancer therapy.
    Development Status: Early-stage; Pre-clinical data available; 
Prototype.
    Inventor: Anurag K. Singh (NCI).
    Patent Status: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/811,762 filed 08 
Jun 2006 (HHS Reference No. E-314-2005/0-US-01).
    Licensing Status: Available for licensing non-exclusively or 
exclusively to qualified applicants that satisfy the criteria set forth 
in 37 CFR 404.7.
    Licensing Contact: Michael A. Shmilovich, Esq.; 301/435-5019; 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 18, 2007.
Steven M. Ferguson,
Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer, Office of 
Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-7927 Filed 4-25-07; 8:45 am]
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