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Device for loading radioactive seeds

US6669622B2 · kind B2 · utility

32Cited by
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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 14, 2001
Grant dateDec 30, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/1009
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

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 from a seed magazine, and a seed-transporting path (17) leading to a dispensing outlet (8), which loader device further comprises a spacer-transporting path (29, 31, 33, 35) for transporting spacers through the device to the dispensing outlet (8).

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