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7459142 |
High viscosity embolizing compositions comprising prepolymers
Disclosed are novel high viscosity compositions for embolizing blood vessels which comprise a biocompatible prepolymer and a contrast agent, and optionally a thickening agent and/or a biocompatible...
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7311655 |
Method for manufacturing radioactive brachytherapy source material, brachytherapy source material and encapsulated radioactive brachytherapy source
The invention relates to a method for producing a radioactive brachytherapy source material comprising indium-114m in radioactive equilibrium with indium-114 as main radioactive isotopes. A new...
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7306617 |
Spiral centering catheter
A catheter with proximal and distal ends having a spiral centering device attached near the catheter distal end. The spiral centering device has at least one spiral strut having a proximal end and...
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7211073 |
Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site
Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site are provided. A feature of the invention is that a non-occlusive aspiration device is...
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7160238 |
Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patient
Apparatus and method are described for delivery of a treating element, such as a radiation source, through a catheter to a desired site in the vascular system of a patient, such as a coronary...
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RE39456 |
Radioactive embolizing compositions
Disclosed are novel radioactive compositions which are particularly suited for treating solid mass tumors via catheter delivery.
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7041046 |
Combination ionizing radiation and immunomodulator delivery devices and methods for inhibiting hyperplasia
The present invention provides improved devices, methods, and kits for inhibiting restenosis and hyperplasia after intravascular intervention. In particular, the present invention provides...
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7031432 |
Miniature x-ray catheter with retractable needles or suction means for positioning at a desired site
An x-ray catheter has an x-ray tube having an x-ray source therein and an x-ray transparent window through which x-rays may pass is positioned with retractable needles or suction. The needles, if...
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7018371 |
Combination ionizing radiation and radiosensitizer delivery devices and methods for inhibiting hyperplasia
The present invention provides improved devices, methods, and kits for inhibiting restenosis and hyperplasia after intravascular intervention. In particular, the present invention provides...
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6942617 |
Automatic stone-tracking system
A tracking system for stone treatment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy includes a data processing unit, a motion controller, a servo-moving platform, a stone image-processing module, a...
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6876712 |
Flexible source wire for localized internal irradiation of tissue
A flexible source wire is provided containing a radioactive source that is capable of maneuvering through a tortuous narrow passage to a treatment site within the body. This source wire includes a...
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6866624 |
Apparatus and method for treatment of malignant tumors
The present invention relates to a device for simultaneously treating a tumor or cancerous growth with both hyperthermia and X-ray radiation using brachytherapy. The device includes a needle-like...
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6800055 |
Low attenuating radioactive seeds
A low attenuation radioactive seed utilizing a core having a fluted or non-circular cross section is utilized for increasing the dose rate, decreasing the dwell times and improving the clinical...
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6759028 |
Methods for treating AVM's using radioactive compositions
Disclosed are methods for treating AVMs in a mammal by use of a radiation composition.
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6450936 |
Manifold device for manipulation of radioactive fluid
A manifold system allows for the movement of a radioactive fluid from a container to a treatment balloon or other device, and the withdrawal of the radioactive fluid from the treatment device. The...
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6358194 |
Medical use of xenon-133 in radiation therapy of cancer
The disclosure details a novel method of use of the radioactive isotope Xenon-133 (Xe-133) in the radiotherapy of cancer. Xe-133 gas is infused directly into the core of the tumor and diffuses as...
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6352682 |
Polymeric delivery of radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals
Locally deposited polymer depots are used as a vehicle for the immobilization and local delivery of a radionuclide or radiopharmaceutical. Radionuclides are incorporated in their elemental forms,...
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6333020 |
Methods for treating AVM's using radio active compositions
Disclosed are methods for treating AVMs in a mammal by use of a radiation composition.
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6302839 |
Device and method for radiation therapy
There is provided a device and a method for irradiating vascular tissues. The device generally includes a transfer device having a first chamber and a second chamber and a piston slidably disposed...
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6267717 |
Apparatus and method for treating a body structure with radiation
An apparatus for treating a body structure with radiation and a method for using the same. The apparatus comprising a concentrator for receiving a solution comprising a radioactive material and for...
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6261220 |
Laser sculpting system
A method and system are provided for eroding or ablating a shaped volume of an eye's corneal tissue in accordance with the treatment of a specified eye condition. To determine the laser beam shot...
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6241719 |
Method for forming a radioactive stent
Disclosed are methods for the endovascular formation of a radioactive stent using a radioactive composition. These compositions are delivered to one or more vascular sites in a mammal as a fluid...
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6168777 |
Methods for treating prostate tumors using radioactive compositions
Disclosed are methods for treating solid mass prostate tumors in a male mammal by use of a radiation composition.
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6149575 |
Radiation delivery catheter
A radiation delivery catheter with inflatable chambers which provide a layer of radiation of minimum effective dose possible to be delivered as close as possible to the origin of disease within a...
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6117064 |
Catheter system
A catheter apparatus filled with a radiation carrier material such as an inert radioactive gas for the treatment of restenosis after angioplasty, and malignancies. The inflated catheter includes a...
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6074337 |
Combination radioactive and temperature self-regulating thermal seed implant for treating tumors
An implantable seed for simultaneous delivery of thermal and radioactive radiation to target tissue comprises a tube or rod of a ferromagnetic alloy which, when subjected to an oscillating magnetic...
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6010445 |
Radioactive medical device and process
An implantable medical device according to the systems and methods described herein may include a metal body or stent that does not contain significant quantities of iron or chromium and that is...
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5951528 |
Hypodermic needles
A multi-diameter hypodermic needle, including a thin walled tubing with at least two sections having different internal diameters, is used to inject a X-ray contrast fluid in a rapid manner such...
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5942209 |
Method of local radiotherapy by polymerizing a material in vivo to form a hydrogel
Locally deposited polymer depots are used as a vehicle for the immobilization and local delivery of a radionuclide or radiopharmaceutical. Radionuclides are incorporated in their elemental forms,...
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5716317 |
Sheath for syringe barrel
A sheath for a syringe barrel, includes a main body in which a radiation shielding device for holding a syringe filled with pharmaceutical liquid therein is fitted, a male luer provided at a front...
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5703056 |
Non-invasive imaging of gene transfer
The subject invention provides a method of detecting gene transfer to and expression in a target tissue of a host subject comprising: (a) administering to the host subject a transfer vector...
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5529189 |
Syringe assembly for quantitative measurement of radioactive injectate and kit having same
A disposable single-use kit for administering a precise dose of radioactive tracer to a subject with an accuracy of at least 99.9% by weight. The kit comprises a syringe, pre-filled with a known...
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5472403 |
Device for automatic injection of radionuclide
The automatic injection device comprises two syringes, one for injecting a measured quantity of radionuclide and a second for injecting a saline solution for flushing the intravenous tubing through...
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5424288 |
Method of treating solid tumor cancers utilizing macro aggregated proteins and colloidal radioactive phosphorous
A method of treating solid tumor cancer in a living being by prolonging the time a therapeutically effective agent remains in the tumor. The method comprises the steps of selecting particles of an...
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5314678 |
Sodium iodide .sup.131 I capsules
The present invention relates to radiopharmaceutical products used in the treatment of thyroid diseases. In particular, the present invention relates to sodium iodide 131 I capsules which have...
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5308605 |
Diagnosis of tumors with 5-radioiodo-2'-deoxyuridine
A method or the treatment and diagnosis of tumors is disclosed. This method comprises the administration of an effective amount of a radiohalogenated pyrimidine nucleoside to the tumor affected site.
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5300281 |
Radiolabeled compositions containing a calcific matrix and their use for treatment of arthritis
Radioactive compositions containing a calcific matrix and methods for using the compositions for therapeutic radiation treatment including rheumatoid arthritis are disclosed.
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5288285 |
Holder for filling syringe with radioactive liquid
A holding device for a syringe while filling the syringe with radioactive liquid allows the syringe to be held such that a user is not exposed to radioactive rays. The holder generally comprises...
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5185142 |
Antigen-specific composition and in vivo methods for detecting and localizing an antigenic site and for radiotherapy
A composition comprises an antigen-specific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof labeled with Iodine-124 at a site other than, and which does not significantly interfere with, the...
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5077034 |
Treatment of tumors with 5-radioiodo-2'-deoxyuridine
A method for the treatment and diagnosis of tumors is disclosed. This method comprises the direct administration of an effective anti-tumor amount of a radiohalogenated pyrimidine nucleoside such...
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5070877 |
Novel method of myocardial imaging
The parenteral use of adenosine, functional adenosine receptor agonists which include 1-methyl-2-phenylethyladenosine, 5-ethyl carboxamide adenosine, cyclopentyl adenosine and 2-chloro adenosine;...
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5061476 |
Radiolabeled colloid compositions and method for preparing same
Radiolabeled colloid compositions and a method for the preparation of radionuclide-colloid compositions useful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis are disclosed. A radionuclide selected from...
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5061475 |
Composition and method of treatment of arthritis and related diseases with holmium-166 radionuclides
An aggregate suspension containing holmium-166 hydroxide and a carrier (such as a particulate ferric hydroxide) is injected into a patient's anesthetized joint (such as a knee joint or hip joint)...
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5053019 |
Injection device
A device for storing a discrete quantity of liquid for use in a primary medical syringe for a bolus injection. The device comprises a body member having a core member inserted in the reservoir of...
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5026538 |
Method of treating arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, with 166 Holmium radionuclide
166 Holmium in a carrier metallic hydroxide aggregate is disclosed for the treatment of arthritis and, in particular, rheumatoid arthritis. The compound disclosed preferably has a particle size of...
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4998912 |
Diverging gynecological template
A diverging template (18) for radioactive therapy of cancer within an internal tumor volume by interstitial implants through the skin (78) comprises a proximal surface (34) for positioning adjacent...
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4976950 |
Bone marrow suppressing agents
The invention concerns a method for suppressing bone marrow which comprises administering to a mammal at least one bone marrow suppressing complex of a radionuclide selected from the group...
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4883459 |
Retrograde perfusion
Tumors in the body of a patient are studied in situ by a monitor, such as computer assisted tomography, X-ray or the like, while optimal flow paths through the tumor area are established. A...
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4861520 |
Capsule for radioactive source
A drivable radioactive source capsule is provided which comprises a tubular body containing therein a plurality of radioactive sources. The said tubular body has a first end and a second end which...
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4824659 |
Antibody conjugates
An antibody or antibody fragment is modified by chemical linkage to a synthetic poly(amide/urea/thiourea) which contains a plurality of boron atoms or other functional groups, conferring upon the...
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