Radiation delivery catheter
US6048299A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a delivery catheter adapted for delivery of a dose of radiation to a vessel wall. A radiation source is enlargeable from a first, reduced cross-sectional profile to a second, enlarged cross-sectional profile by unwinding around a central core. Following delivery of a radiation dose to the vessel wall, the source is reduced in profile by wrapping around the core and removed from the treatment site.
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