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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Applicant:
GT Medical Technologies, Inc., Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
John Baker, Gilbert, AZ (US);
David Brachman, Phoenix, 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 5/1007 (2013.01); A61N 2005/101 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1009 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A loading apparatus is usable to embed radioactive seeds into carriers, while limiting exposure of the user to radioactive energy from the radioactive seeds. The loading apparatus facilitates accurate positioning of radioactive seeds within a carrier. The illustrated loaders comprise two components, a base and a lid, although in other embodiments the loaders may be separated into additional components.