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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Guy Russell Lowery, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Eric E. Bowman, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Inventors:
Guy Russell Lowery, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Eric E. Bowman, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bard Brachytherapy, Inc., Carol Stream, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M036/00 ; A61N005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a brachytherapy seed deployment system for use in any of a variety of medical procedures such as radiation treatment of the prostate gland. The system includes at least two seeds secured together by a filament, which may be rigid or flexible. Also provided are methods of assembling the seeds and filaments, and methods of treating cancerous tissue using the seeds and filaments.