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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rance A. Winkler, Atlanta, GA (US);
Timothy J. Patrick, Alpharetta, GA (US);
James Stubbs, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 ;
Abstract
An interstitial brachytherapy apparatus for delivering radioactive emissions to an internal body location includes a catheter body member having a proximal end and distal end, an inner spatial volume disposed proximate to the distal end of the catheter body member, an outer spatial volume defined by an expandable surface element disposed proximate to the distal end of the body member in a surrounding relation to the inner spatial volume, and a radiation source disposed in the inner spatial volume.