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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:
Feb. 19, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Krishnan Suthanthiran, Lorton, VA (US);
Raj Lakshman, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Best Industries, Inc., Springfield, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600008 ;
Abstract
A pellet for a radioactive seed, suitable for use in certain medical radiological treatments, comprising a metallic X-ray detectable marker rod such as tungsten coated with a radioactive-absorbing material such as carbon in a binder wherein a radioactive material is absorbed. Such pellets are encapsulated in a material such as titanium to form an effectively sealed radioactive seed which is useful in certain medical radiological treatments.