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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Sam F. Liprie, Lake Charles, LA (US);
Lisa D. Futato, Barrington, RI (US);
James Correia, Seymour, CT (US);
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newton, CT (US);
Interventional Therapies, Westport, CT (US);
Abstract
A source wire for radiation treatment of diseases is provided, comprising a relatively long elongate flexible wire having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the wire having a wire end face substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the wire; a relatively short flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the tube being sealed, the tube having a tube end face at the proximal end and substantially perpendicular to the distal wire end face of the wire, the tube having an inner diameter defining a cavity; and a core capable of being irradiated to form at least one radioactive source positioned within the cavity.