Radioactive surgical fastening devices and methods of making same
US5906573A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1019
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical fastening device, such as a suture, staple, clip, pin or the like, is rendered therapeutically radioactive in order to inhibit cellular proliferation at a wound or surgical repair site, by implantation of a radioisotope into the material of the device. The device can be made of any material, including metals, nonmetals, plastics and ceramics.
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