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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:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Theodore T. Tarone, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Mario Lacasse, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Inventors:
Theodore T. Tarone, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Mario LaCasse, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Assignee:
Bard Brachytherapy, Inc., Carol Stream, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semi-automatic needle loader assembly is disclosed that includes a setting group for positioning at least one of an isotope seed and a spacer, a loading group operatively engaging the setting group for depositing the at least one of an isotope seed and a spacer, a viewing member for visualizing the at least one of an isotope seed and a spacer, and a needle holding group positioned to pass the at least one of an isotope seed and a spacer to a needle assembly.