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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Rance A. Winkler, Atlanta, GA (US);
Bartolome J. Salazar, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Timothy J. Patrick, Alpharetta, GA (US);
James B. Stubbs, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Rance A. Winkler, Atlanta, GA (US);
Bartolome J. Salazar, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Timothy J. Patrick, Alpharetta, GA (US);
James B. Stubbs, Alpharetta, GA (US);
CYTYC Corporation, Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A brachytherapy device is provided for treating a target tissue through an external surface area of the target tissue. The device includes an insertion member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and at least one lumen extending therethrough. A fluid retaining member is mated to the distal portion of the insertion member and has a first surface shaped to conform to a predetermined external surface area of a tissue to be treated, and a cavity formed therein in fluid communication with the at least one lumen in the insertion member. A plurality of anchor members can be distributed about a periphery of the first surface to anchor the first surface to an external surface area of a tissue to be treated.