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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kyung Bae Park, Taejon-si, KR;
Jong Doo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Korea Atomic Research Energy Research Institute, Taejon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600-3 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a radioactive stent surrounded with a flexible sleeve containing radionuclides and processes for preparation thereof, which can be used to treat arteriosclerosis, hepatobiliary duct cancer and esophageal cancer efficiently since the stent prevents the restenosis of coronary artery and the penetration of cancer cells into lumen.