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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy Coniglione, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Assignee:
International Brachytherapy S.A., Seneffe, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method of making a sealed double-walled tubular precursor device that is adapted to be transmuted into a brachytherapy device is disclosed. The device is hollow-tube-shaped, allowing the easy association of the device with suture material. Disclosed are methods of making devices that can be rendered radioactive by the transmuting effects of irradiation by a cyclotron or nuclear reactor. The brachytherapy devices facilitate medical application and improve safety for patients and medical personnel.