US Patent Issued to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Aug. 26 for "Flexible modular phantom and method for medical applications using interchangeable inserts" (Wisconsin, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,700, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Flexible modular phantom and method for medical applications using interchangeable inserts" was invented by Carri Glide-Hurst (Middleton, Wis.) and Kenneth Gregg (Cleveland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a phantom assembly for placement of implant structures (e.g., solid tumor and normal organ surrogates) and/or optional imaging fluids (e.g., liquid or gel) for diagnosis and treatment planning. The present invention provides a capsule receiving cavity inserts allowing for the placement of implant structures, r...