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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Lubock, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michael L. Jones, San Clemente, CA (US);
Frank R. Louw, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
HOLOGIC, INC., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1014 (2013.01); A61N 5/1002 (2013.01); A61N 5/1015 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1003 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1004 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1005 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1018 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1024 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure describes devices and methods for asymmetrical irradiation at a body cavity or site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. biopsy or cancer. One device includes a lumen which is off-set or off-settable from a longitudinal axis to increase the intensity of radiation received from a radiation source by a first tissue portion surrounding the body cavity and to reduce or minimize radiation received by a second tissue portion (e.g. healthy tissue) surrounding the body cavity.