Bristol-myers Squibb Pharma Company

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.

Jack N Wentz

Prahlad R Singh

Keith R Olewine

Gerald P Tercho

Virginia Ann Hankard

Khursida Shahidullah

Tricia D Butland

Patricia A Corosa

David P Rice

Samantha Moran

A pierceable plug for closing off a piercing end of a needle is described herein. The plug has an end that is configured to be pierced by the needle to close off the piercing end of the needle. The plug may be radiation sterilizable and may be made of a material that includes an antimicrobial agent. The plug may be used to close off a needle end that is in fluid communication with a radioactive substance.

Pierceable plug for needle

Novel radioactive seeds for brachytherapy and a reproducible method of manufacturing the seeds is described, wherein the seeds contain either Pd-103 or I-125 disposed within a cured resin matrix.

Radioactive seeds for brachytherapy and a process for making the same

Growing community of inventors

Nashua, NH, United States of America

Jack N Wentz