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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
L. Michael Cutrer, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Fredrick Wintch, Snohomish, WA (US);
Richard A. Terwilliger, Venice, CA (US);
John Zhang, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
David Bossi, Simi Valley, CA (US);
L. Michael Cutrer, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Fredrick Wintch, Snohomish, WA (US);
Richard A. Terwilliger, Venice, CA (US);
John Zhang, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
David Bossi, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Portola Medical, Inc., Portola Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A brachytherapy device may include a plurality of rods, each configured to move between a straightened position and a bowed position, the plurality of rods configured to collectively form a shaft while each rod is in the straightened position and to collectively form at least one cage while at least some of the rods are in the bowed position, at least some of the rods having lumens that are configured to receive and hold radioactive material. A brachytherapy device may further include a rotatable mechanism configured to cause at least some of the plurality of rods to move between the straightened position and the bowed position upon rotation of the rotatable mechanism.