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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Jay Reed, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Mike Rapach, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Kevin Helle, Barlett, IL (US);
Juliano Oei, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jay Reed, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Mike Rapach, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Kevin Helle, Barlett, IL (US);
Juliano Oei, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medi-Physics, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a hollow elongate bioabsorbable suture member with radioactive seeds and spacer members without different coloration and diameter from the radioactive seeds alternately disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture and the use thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.