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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
Youri Popowski, Genève, CH;
Erwin Berger, Stettfurt, CH;
Youri Popowski, Genève, CH;
Erwin Berger, Stettfurt, CH;
Acrostak Corp., Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
The present invention provides a kit for delivering catheter brachytherapy to a subject comprising a medical balloon catheter () having a proximal () and distal () end, comprising a elongated catheter tube () with an inflation lumen () extending therewithin and at least one inflatable balloon (') towards the distal end () in fluid communication with the catheter tube () inflation lumen (), the catheter tube () configured to unfold from a kinked condition permitting the inflation lumen () to slidably receive a removable inner tube (), the inflation lumen () configured to carry inflation fluid to the least one inflatable balloon (′) in the presence of the removable inner tube (); and a removable inner tube () having an elongated body, an open () proximal end (), a closed () distal end (), and a source wire lumen () extending therewithin, wherein the removable inner tube () is configured for insertion into and removal from at least part of the length of the inflation lumen (), and the source wire lumen () configured to receive a source wire () bearing a therapeutic radiation source (). It also provides a method for delivering catheter brachytherapy to a subject.