Products and methods for brachytherapy
US8007427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a hollow elongate bioabsorbable suture member with radioactive seeds and spacer members without different coloration and diameter from the radioactive seeds alternately disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture and the use thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
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