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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Focal Therapeutics, Inc., Portola Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
George D. Hermann, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Gail S. Lebovic, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
FOCAL THERAPEUTICS, INC., Portola Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/02 (2013.01); A61L 29/18 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61M 27/008 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described here are temporary devices for placement into tissue cavities at the time of a surgical procedure. In addition to marking the tissue cavity for radiation therapy, the devices are capable of draining fluid from the cavity. The devices generally include a resilient, volumetrically shaped distal portion. The shape of the distal portion may be released when removal of the device from the tissue cavity is desired.