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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Krishnan Suthanthiran, Lorton, VA (US);
Assignee:
Best Industries, Inc., Springfield, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F / ; G21F / ; A61B / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252633 ; 2505061 ; 2505071 ; 252644 ; 252645 ; 128654 ; 128656 ; 128659 ; 206438 ; 2065241 ; 424-11 ; 600-1 ; 600-3 ; 600-7 ; 600-8 ;
Abstract
A capsule for encapsulating radioactive material for radiation treatment comprising two or more interfitting sleeves, wherein each sleeve comprises a closed bottom portion having a circumferential wall extending therefrom, and an open end located opposite the bottom portion. The sleeves are constructed to fit over one another to thereby establish an effectively sealed capsule structure.