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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Eric Van't Hooft, Brasschaat, BE;
Inventor:
Eric van't Hooft, Brasschaat, BE;
Assignee:
Isodose Control Intellectual Property B.V., Veenendal, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter needle, for irradiating tumors, formed by an elongated plastic tube with parts partly unfoldable outwards which can lock themselves in the tissue, and a closed end. The closed end has a reinforced sharp pointed shape with which tissue can be punctured. In the improved version, therefore, a point from a harder material is provided which is provided in or around the plastic so that the catheter needle has sufficient sharpness like a conventional metal needle. Thus, the catheter needle can puncture the skin and harder, deeper-lying tissues directly without pre-puncturing or other aids.