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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Luca Brigatti, Rockville, MD (US);
Russell J. Hamilton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence J. Marsteller, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael Voevodsky, Tucson, AZ (US);
Luca Brigatti, Rockville, MD (US);
Russell J. Hamilton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence J. Marsteller, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael Voevodsky, Tucson, AZ (US);
Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for minimally-invasive delivery of radiation to the posterior portion of the eye including a cannula comprising a distal portion connected to a proximal portion and a means for advancing a radionuclide brachytherapy source (RBS) toward the tip of the distal portion; a method of introducing radiation to the human eye comprising inserting a cannula between the Tenon's capsule and the sclera of the human eye and emitting the radiation from the cannula on an outer surface of said sclera.