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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Applicant:
Keith E. Miller, Germantown, TN (US);
Inventor:
Keith E. Miller, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Othopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a device for therapeutically delivering radiation to tissue. Some embodiments include a radiation source and a combination of members surrounding the radiation source that move relative to one another to permit or restrict the emitting of radiation from the device. Limits to the movement of the combination of members may be imposed by one or more biodegradable members.