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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. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric D. Peterson, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a radiation source for delivery of a radiation treatment to a body lumen. The radioactive tip of the source wire is detachable from the main portion of the core wire to allow the radioactive source in the tip to be sterilized and re-sterilized independently of the core wire. The detachable radioactive tip also includes a flexible portion for improved tracking through a lumen of a catheter.