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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Civatech Oncology, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
Robert D. Black, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David Wagner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Claudia Black, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Civatech Oncology, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 36/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G21G 4/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1001 (2013.01); G21G 4/08 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1019 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1025 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods of forming a low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy device include depositing a solution comprising a soluble form of a radioactive material on a substrate. A water-insoluble form of the radioactive material is formed on the substrate by chemical precipitation and/or thermal decomposition.