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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. 08, 2004
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward J. Kaplan, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Microspherix LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ; A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ; A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
A radiopaque brachytherapy seed for implantation into a subject includes a biocompatible component, a therapeutically active component including a non-radioactive drug, and a radiopaque marker. The biocompatible component is (a) physically associated with a therapeutically active component and (b) in contact with the radiopaque marker. The brachytherapy seed has a size and shape suitable for passing through the bore of a needle having an interior diameter of less than about 2.7 millimeters (10 gauge).