Device for positioning a radiation source at a stenosis treatment site
US6273850A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus is described for irradiating a stenosed region of an artery by use of a sliding or floating radiation source inserted into or onto a catheter or onto a guide wire within a catheter, delivered to the treatment site by a mechanical or hydraulic fluid and housed at the site for the irradiation procedure.
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