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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:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian D. Faulkner, Amersham, GB;
Thomas J. Rogers, Stoke Mandeville, GB;
Assignee:
Amersham PLC, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/600 ; A61N 5/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/600 ; A61N 5/01 ;
Abstract
Radioactive seeds, particularly 1-125 radioiodine seeds are sterilized by being subjected to dry heat at a temperature of at least 140° C., preferably 150-200° C. A container having loose sterile radioactive seeds therein is disclosed. The container is preferably of glass with a label and a removable heat-resistant silicone closure.