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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:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc G Apple, Novi, MI (US);
Melvin J Apple, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600-3 ;
Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for administering radiation internal to a patient involving a catheter, having disposed therewithin a radiation carrier material such as an inert radioactive gas, like xenon, for the treatment of restenosis after angioplasty, and malignancies. When the catheter apparatus is inflated, it may include a plurality of discrete chambers for transporting the radioactive carrier material, and a plurality of discrete chambers enabling substantial blood flow through the artery during treatment with the prescribed radiation.