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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2010
Richard a Hillstead, Duluth, GA (US);
Charles E. Larsen, Cumming, GA (US);
Roelof Trip, Sawanee, GA (US);
Cory S. Anderson, Apharetta, GA (US);
Eberhard Fritz, Braunschweig, DE;
Rainer Pintaske, Pockau, DE;
Richard A Hillstead, Duluth, GA (US);
Charles E. Larsen, Cumming, GA (US);
Roelof Trip, Sawanee, GA (US);
Cory S. Anderson, Apharetta, GA (US);
Eberhard Fritz, Braunschweig, DE;
Rainer Pintaske, Pockau, DE;
NeoVista, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy are disclosed in which a cannula is introduced into the eye for delivery of radiation to a target tissue. Techniques for properly locating the cannula with respect to the target tissue, for protecting non-target tissue, for regulating heat generated by x-ray emitters, and for combining therapies are disclosed.