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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Gary A. Lamoureux, Woodbury, CT (US);
James Matons, Woodbury, CT (US);
Warren Johnston, Thomaston, CT (US);
Matthew Bouffard, Oakville, CT (US);
Warren Rice, Watertown, CT (US);
Gary A. Lamoureux, Woodbury, CT (US);
James Matons, Woodbury, CT (US);
Warren Johnston, Thomaston, CT (US);
Matthew Bouffard, Oakville, CT (US);
Warren Rice, Watertown, CT (US);
Biocompatibles, UK, Farnham, Surrey, GB;
Abstract
A therapeutic member for use in brachytherapy deliverable to an implant site by way of a needle comprises a single radioactive source encapsulated by a bio-absorbable material having an outer surface including one or more ribs encircling the single radioactive source, a leading edge endcap rib and a trailing edge endcap rib. The one or more ribs reduces a tendency of the member to migrate and rotate within a patient's body after implantation. The encapsulating material further includes a first rail formed from the bio-absorbable material extending at least from opposite sides of the outer surface of the encapsulating material along the longitudinal axis of the therapeutic member, and a second rail formed from the bio-absorbable material extending at least from opposite sides of the outer surface of the encapsulating material along the longitudinal axis of the therapeutic member, the second rail arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the first rail is arranged.