Flexible and/or elastic brachytherapy seed or strand
US8470294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1024
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A flexible or elastic brachytherapy strand that includes an imaging marker and/or a therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic agent such as a drug in a biocompatible carrier that can be delivered to a subject upon implantation into the subject through the bore of a brachytherapy implantation needle has been developed. Strands can be formed as chains or continuous arrays of seeds up to 50 centimeters or more, with or without spacer material, flaccid, rigid, or flexible.
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