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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:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1996
Samuel F Liprie, Lake Charles, LA (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A remote control device used with an afterloader for advancing and retracting a dummy wire as well as a treatment wire into and out of a patient which is to be treated with a radioactive element or elements. The remote unit is provided with displays for showing the advancement of a treatment or dummy wire as well as indicating a treatment time. A sensor is provided to indicate that a transport tube through which a treatment or dummy wire will be advanced into the patient is properly connected to the afterloader.
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