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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2002
Charles Shanks, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Kevin Helle, Bartlett, IL (US);
John Krewer, Palatine, IL (US);
Robert Hallgren, Lakemoor, IL (US);
Charles Shanks, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Kevin Helle, Bartlett, IL (US);
John Krewer, Palatine, IL (US);
Robert Hallgren, Lakemoor, IL (US);
Amersham Health AS, Oslo, NO;
Abstract
An apparatus for welding closed one end of each of a multiplicity of open-ended tubes suitable for use as brachytherapy capsules includes a welding station having a welding position for welding closed one end of a tube, a rotatable platform having an outside edge, a tube holder positioned adjacent the outside edge, the tube holder movable between a loading position and the welding position, and a feed line positioned in overlying registry with the tube holder at the loading position.