发明申请
US20090099402A1 IMPLANTS FOR USE IN BRACHYTHERAPY AND OTHER RADIATION THERAPY THAT RESIST MIGRATION AND ROTATION
有权
用于BRACHYTHERAPY和其他辐射治疗的植入物,可抵抗移动和旋转
- 专利标题: IMPLANTS FOR USE IN BRACHYTHERAPY AND OTHER RADIATION THERAPY THAT RESIST MIGRATION AND ROTATION
- 专利标题(中): 用于BRACHYTHERAPY和其他辐射治疗的植入物,可抵抗移动和旋转
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申请号: US12335435申请日: 2008-12-15
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公开(公告)号: US20090099402A1公开(公告)日: 2009-04-16
- 发明人: Gary A. Lamoureux , James Matons , Warren Johnston , Matthew Bouffard , Warren Rice
- 申请人: Gary A. Lamoureux , James Matons , Warren Johnston , Matthew Bouffard , Warren Rice
- 申请人地址: GB FARNHAM
- 专利权人: BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LIMITED
- 当前专利权人: BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LIMITED
- 当前专利权人地址: GB FARNHAM
- 主分类号: A61M36/12
- IPC分类号: A61M36/12
摘要:
In an embodiment a therapeutic member includes a solitary radioactive seed. The seed includes a metallic housing with radioactive material contained within the metallic housing. The metallic housing has a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end and a longitudinal length between the first and second longitudinal ends. A polymeric material is molded to completely and monolithically encapsulate the metallic housing of the solitary radioactive seed. The implantable therapeutic member is adapted to be implanted into patient tissue using a hollow needle. A portion of the molded polymeric material extends from one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the metallic housing to reduce a tendency of the seed to migrate and rotate within a patient's body after implantation of the member. The portion of the molded polymeric material, that extends from one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the metallic housing, causes the implantable therapeutic member to have a longitudinal length that is greater than the longitudinal length of the metallic housing.