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7588528 |
Brachytherapy apparatus for dispensing medication
An applicator system for interstitial radiation therapy that uses a brachytherapy needle assembly for simultaneously dispensing an effective amount of medicine, such as anti-inflammatory agents,...
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7578781 |
Device for placement of needles and radioactive seeds in radiotherapy
An automatic stage allows rapid and more precise needle placement for radiation therapy using implantable radioactive seeds.
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7540998 |
Delivery system and prescription method for interstitial radiation therapy using enhanced parametric release sterilization techniques
A process is provided for sterilizing brachytherapy devices with Ethylene Oxide gas and releasing the devices on a parametric release basis. Devices that can be sterilized with this process include...
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7513862 |
Seed magazine
The invention provides magazines for radioactive brachytherapy seeds. The seed magazines provided herein include housing, seed holder, and pusher components, and optionally have a slidable shield...
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7497862 |
Tissue marking apparatus and method
Tissue marking apparatus for marking a tissue mass of interest within the body of a patient are disclosed. The tissue marking apparatus include a handle, a tube operatively coupled to a distal end...
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7494457 |
Brachytherapy apparatus and method for treating a target tissue through an external surface of the tissue
A brachytherapy device is provided for treating a target tissue through an external surface area of the target tissue. The device includes an insertion member having a proximal portion, a distal...
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7488956 |
Support and positioning system for miniature radioactive sources by aerodynamic levitation and application to a device for continuous characterisation of prostate implants
The invention relates to a support and positioning system for at least one miniaturized element in the form of a cylinder. The system comprises a tube comprising an upper part, a median part and a...
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7429240 |
Device for depositing items into tissue
The present invention provides devices for depositing objects into tissue of an animal. The devices include a cannula having a proximal-end and an opposite distal end insertable into tissue and...
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7425195 |
Radiation shielding device
Radiation shielding devices are provided herein. In particular, the devices provided herein can be adapted to shield radiation emitted by one or more radioactive brachytherapy seeds contained...
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7381178 |
Treatment of spinal metastases
A radiotherapy system, and preferably a brachytherapy system, for delivering radiation to tissue surrounding an interstitial space is provided. While the system can be used for a variety of...
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7361135 |
Brachytherapy system for dispensing medication
A delivery system for interstitial radiation therapy that uses a brachytherapy needle assembly for simultaneously dispensing an effective amount of medicine, such as anti-inflammatory agents, along...
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7338430 |
Gynecological brachytherapy applicator and system
A vaginal brachytherapy applicator is versatile to different anatomies and more comfortable to the patient than prior applicators. An inflatable balloon on a shaft may be inelastic or elastic. In...
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7335155 |
Unitary formulation delivery device
An apparatus for delivering a formulation into a body in integer amounts includes
a cannula with an insertion end for insertion into the body. The cannula includes a channel such as a tube...
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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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7306557 |
Device for image guided automated insertion of an elongated hollow needle to a desired location in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy of cancerous tissue
The invention relates to a device for image guided automated insertion of an elongated an elongated hollow needle to a desired location in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy of...
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7282020 |
Deflectable implantation device and method of use
Systems, apparatus, components and methods are disclosed that allow the clinician to circumvent the pubic arch in instances where it interferes with insertion of instrumentation into the prostate...
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7267643 |
Method and apparatus for temporarily inserting and positioning at least one energy emitting source in an animal body
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for temporarily inserting and positioning at least one energy emitting source in an animal body, wherein the apparatus comprises at least: a hollow...
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7265199 |
Poly-tri-fluoro-ethoxypolyphosphazene coverings and films
The present invention relates to an anti-thrombogenic, physically well-tolerated polymer and its use for manufacturing sheaths and films as a component of therapeutic devices for preventing...
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7247160 |
Apparatuses and methods for percutaneously implanting objects in patients
Apparatuses and methods for percutaneously implanting objects, such as radioactive seeds or markers, in patients. In one embodiment, a device for percutaneously implanting an object in a patient...
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7229417 |
Methods for marking a biopsy site
Implantable devices and methods of use are disclosed for marking the location of a biopsy or surgery for the purpose of identification. The methods include providing a biodegradable radiodense...
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7229401 |
Self controlled image guided device and method for inserting a needle in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy in said body
The invention relates to a device and method for inserting a needle in an animal body for effecting radiation therapy in the body, including a template for positioning the needles to be inserted,...
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7223226 |
Brachytherapy needle and methods for assembling same
Needles and methods of plugging a needle having a tip opening with an inside diameter and a needle tip length, wherein the methods generally comprise the steps of, providing a plug material having...
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7201715 |
Real time brachytherapy spatial registration and visualization system
A method and system for monitoring loading of radiation into an insertion device for use in a radiation therapy treatment to determine whether the treatment will be in agreement with a radiation...
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7199375 |
Radiation shielding container that encloses a vial of one or more radioactive seeds
An apparatus in one example comprises a vial that comprises a vial bottom and a vial cap that connect to enclose one or more radioactive seeds; and a radiation shielding container that comprises a...
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7171255 |
Virtual reality 3D visualization for surgical procedures
A method and apparatus for three-dimensional imaging and treatment of a patient's body. The method and apparatus utilize a system for developing a therapy plan for treatment of an organ of the...
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7150709 |
Wax-less implant system
A seeding needle lumen is adapted to receive a string of seeds and spacers. A dimple is formed in the seeding needle near its distal end and a protuberance formed by the dimple extends into the...
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7131942 |
Brachytherapy seed deployment system
Disclosed is a brachytherapy seed deployment system, for use in any of a variety of medical procedures such as radiation treatment of the prostate gland. The system includes a number of...
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7104945 |
Device for depositing items into tissue
The present invention provides devices for depositing objects into tissue of an animal. The devices include a cannula having a proximal end and an opposite distal end insertable into tissue and...
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7101333 |
Methods and apparatus for loading radioactive seeds into brachytherapy needles
Methods and apparatus are provided for loading therapeutic materials into brachytherapy needles. The apparatus comprises a loading tube with a lumen and two transverse slots, and radioactive seed...
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7097609 |
After loader apparatus as well as a device for exchanging an after loader cartridge
The invention relates to an after loader apparatus for treatment of tumours in an animal body comprising a housing with at least one exchangeable radiation source connected to a first end of a...
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7063681 |
Trocar for inserting implants
An implant retention trocar includes a cannula for puncturing the skin of an animal and an obturator for delivering the implant beneath the skin of the animal. The implant retention trocar has a...
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7060020 |
Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy
A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy comprising a substantially axially stiff and longitudinally flexible elongated member made of material, which is bio-absorbable in...
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7041048 |
Apparatus and method for dose administration in brachytherapy
An apparatus and method for administering a dose in brachytherapy procedures having a handheld housing containing a dose of radioactive seeds adapted for use in a brachytherapy treatment and a...
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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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7037252 |
Brachytherapy seed transport devices and methods for using same
Devices, systems, and methods are provided for transporting implants. In one embodiment, the implants are radioactive seeds contained within substantially transparent sleeves that can be sealed at...
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7025717 |
Semi-automatic needle loader
A semi-automatic needle loader assembly is disclosed that includes a setting group for positioning at least one of an isotope seed and a spacer, a loading group operatively engaging the setting...
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7025716 |
Intraluminal radiation treatment system
A transfer device and catheter assembly for the delivery of treatment elements to a selected location within the intraluminal passageways of a patient as part of an intraluminal radiation system....
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7022062 |
Radioactive seed implantation system and method
A radioactive seed implantation system particularly adapted for use in the treatment of prostate cancer, the system incorporating multiple individually longitudinally and infinitely adjustable...
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7015253 |
Regimen for treating prostate tissue and surgical kit for use in the regimen
The present invention provides treatment regimens for treating diseased prostate tissue, including the steps of chemically ablating prostate tissue and coadministering an antiandrogen. In some...
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7011619 |
Apparatus and methods for radiotherapy
The invention provides the use of a radiation source which is a low energy X-ray emitter, e.g. with an energy of emission of the principal photon in the range of 20 to 100 keV, preferably 20 to 40...
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7001326 |
Device for loading radioactive seeds
A loader device, for dispensing implantation seeds from a seed magazine, comprising a body ( 3 ), seed magazine receiving and locating means ( 27 ), seed dispensing means ( 37 ) for ejecting seeds...
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6989543 |
Radiation shielding container for radioactive sources
An apparatus in one example comprises a radiation shielding container for one or more radioactive sources. One or more of the one or more radioactive sources are containable within one or more...
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6988981 |
Protective tool for therapeutic material delivery device, cartridge for therapeutic material delivery device, and a therapeutic material delivery device
A protective tool for a therapeutic material delivery device prevents wrong sticking of the outer needle of the device after use and prevents dissipation of blood adhering to the outer needle and...
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6986880 |
Polymeric-matrix brachytherapy sources
Therapeutic sources for use in the practice of brachytherapy comprise a radioactive composite that includes (a) a polymeric matrix and (b) a radioactive powder, e.g. Pd-103 or I-125, consisting...
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6964648 |
Device for inserting implants
A disposable device for inserting one or more implants, the device including a tublar cannula ( 10 ) having a tip ( 11 ), the cannula also serving as a container for the implants, a plunger ( 20 )...
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6949064 |
Brachytherapy seed deployment system
Disclosed is a brachytherapy seed deployment system for use in any of a variety of medical procedures such as radiation treatment of the prostate gland. The system includes at least two seeds...
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6911000 |
Disposable and shielded seed magazine and spacer magazine assembly
A magazine assembly for use in a medical instrument, for example, a radioactive seed applicator, includes a housing, a cartridge, a seed plunger and a spring element. The housing is formed of a...
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6884239 |
Ingestible device for the release of substances at distinct locations in alimentary canal
The field of the invention is site-specific drug delivery capsules (SSDC's). The disclosure relates to a closure member ( 14 ) for a substance reservoir ( 12 ) of an SSDC ( 10 ). The SSDC ( 10 )...
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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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6869390 |
Automated implantation system for radioisotope seeds
An automated implantation system assists the implantation of low dose radioisotope seeds in a patient as part of a brachytherapy procedure. A Z-axis automated motion control system and an X-Y axis...
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