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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. 22, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew W. Hoskins, Bend, OR (US);
Linyee Chang, Bend, OR (US);
Huiwen Kong, Orangeburg, NY (US);
Melissa Buan Hammerman, Bend, OR (US);
Assignee:
DesChutes Medical Products, Inc., Bend, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 ;
Abstract
A brachytherapy instrument and method is disclosed for delivering therapeutic substances such as radioactive seeds, to internal organs, such as the prostate. The instrument includes a needle ( ) and stylet ( ) which are capable of reciprocating relative to one another, but which can be selectively fixed against such movement. The needle ( ) is loaded with radioactive seeds, and the stylet ( ) advances the seeds to the distal end of the needle.