Implants for use in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy that resist migration and rotation
US8366598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1024
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A therapeutic strand implant, for use in brachytherapy and deliverable to an implant site by way of a needle, includes a plurality of radioactive sources, and a polymeric material molded to encapsulate the radioactive sources. A space is defined by the polymeric material between each adjacent pair of the radioactive sources. A plurality of protrusions is defined by an outer surface of the encapsulating polymeric material.
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