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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Applicant:
GT Medical Technologies, Inc., Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Peter Nakaji, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David Brachman, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Heyoung McBride, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Emad Youssef, Peoria, AZ (US);
Theresa Thomas, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
GT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1014 (2013.01); A61N 5/103 (2013.01); A61N 5/1007 (2013.01); A61N 5/1027 (2013.01); A61N 2005/101 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1009 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1023 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1024 (2013.01);
Abstract
Carriers for embodying radioactive seeds, as well as a device for loading and customizing brachytherapy carriers based on the principles of optimizing a more precise and predictable dosimetry, and adaptable to the geometric challenges of a tumor bed in a real-time setting. The present disclosure relates to a specialized loading device designed to enable a medical team to create a radionuclide carrier for each patient and tumor reliably, reproducibly and efficiently.