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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157717 | Expandable brachytherapy device with constant radiation source spacing A brachytherapy device may include an expandable outer cage, an expandable inner cage positioned within the outer cage and configured to receive radioactive material at its perimeter, and a movable actuator configured to cause the outer and inner cages to expand sim... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8137256 | Brachytherapy apparatus The present disclosure provides a brachytherapy apparatus that delivers a low dose, partial breast irradiation treatment for post-lumpectomy patients via introduction of a catheter-like device through a cannula. The apparatus may be introduced post-surgically with l... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133166 | Apparatus and method for effecting radiation treatment on a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body The invention relates to an apparatus for effecting radiation treatment on a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body comprising: a group of n hollow treatment channels being inserted at one or more pre-planned positions in said pre-selected anatomical port... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8100818 | Beta radiotherapy emitting surgical device and methods of use thereof A surgical device for localized delivery of beta radiation in surgical procedures, particularly ophthalmic procedures. Preferred surgical devices include a cannula with a beta radiotherapy emitting material at the distal end of the cannula. The surgical device is pa... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8088056 | Thin californium-containing radioactive source wires A cermet wire includes at least 1% californium-252 and is characterized by a diameter of no more than 0.0225 inch. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079946 | Asymmetrical irradiation of a body cavity The disclosure describes devices and methods for asymmetrical irradiation at a body cavity or site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. biopsy or cancer. One device includes a lumen which is off-set or off-settable from a longitudinal axis to increase the intensit... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075469 | Methods for asymmetrical irradiation of a body cavity The disclosure describes devices and methods for asymmetrical irradiation at a body cavity or site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. biopsy or cancer. One device includes a lumen which is off-set or off-settable from a longitudinal axis to increase the intensit... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062203 | Proportional attenuation of radiation in brachytherapy treatment Attenuating masks for selective attenuation of radiation, particularly from an x-ray source in brachytherapy, employ materials having atomic number in a specific range, so as to attenuate radiation dose intensity generally proportionally through a range of distance ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057379 | Treatment of a body cavity Devices and methods are provided for controlled application of a treatment to tissue adjacent a body cavity, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. cancer. A device embodying features of the invention includes one or more radiation shielding components to control emi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033978 | Radio-nuclear material delivery system A radio-nuclear material delivery system includes: a body; at least one catheter including a portion arranged within the body and extending along a longitudinal length of the body, each catheter including a blind lumen in which a radioactive material is insertable; ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8012078 | Methods and apparatus employing ionizing radiation for treatment of cardiac arrhythmia Method and apparatus are disclosed employing ionizing radiation for forming lines of ablation or lesions in cardiac tissue to treat atrial fibrillation or other electrophysiological problems with the heart. The apparatus may include a catheter in which the radiation... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7972260 | Radioactive therapeutic apparatus A method and device for applying a radioactive source to a tissue site is disclosed. The device facilitates the precise placement of, for example, 125Iodine seeds relative to the surgical margin, assures the seeds remain fixed in their precise position fo... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972259 | Method and apparatus for real time dosimetry A method of determining the dose rate of a radiation source includes locating three or more detectors in the vicinity of the source. Each detector provides an output indicative of the amount of radiation received from the source and determining the location of the s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959548 | Automated implantation system for radioisotope seeds An automated implantation system assists the implantation of low dose radioisotope seeds in a patient as part of a brachytherapy procedure. A Z-axis automated motion control system and an X-Y axis automated motion control system control a needle assembly. The X-Y ax... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959549 | Percutaneous array delivery system A system for treating tissue includes a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and the distal ends, and an array of delivery tubes at least partially disposed within the lumen, each of the delivery tube having a lumen... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955246 | Temporary catheter for biopsy site tissue fixation Devices and methods are provided for temporarily maintaining access to a body cavity in a targeted tissue region within a patient's body. One embodiment of the catheter device includes an elongated shaft having a proximal shaft section which is flexible enough to be... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951060 | Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy A method for performing intraocular brachytherapy and an apparatus for performing the same is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a hand-held delivery device that advances a radiation source into an associated cannula or probe that is positioned adjacent t... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942802 | Vacuum device and method for treating tissue adjacent a body cavity Devices and methods are provided for applying vacuum near to devices for delivering treatments to tissue adjacent a body cavity, effective to draw adjacent tissue near to such devices and to enhance treatment of the tissue. Body cavities include natural body cavitie... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942803 | Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy A prescription method of treating tissue comprises the steps of accepting a prescription tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, positioning seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of seeds relative... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935044 | Vacuum device and method for treating tissue adjacent a body cavity Devices and methods are provided for applying vacuum near to devices for delivering treatments to tissue adjacent a body cavity, effective to draw adjacent tissue near to such devices and to enhance treatment of the tissue. Body cavities include natural body cavitie... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7922645 | Deflectable implantation device and method for use Systems, apparatus, components and methods are disclosed that allow the clinician to circumvent the pubic arch in instances where it interferes with insertion of instrumentation into the prostate or periprostatic tissue. The systems, apparatus and components disclos... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914434 | Endoscopic/percutaneous electronic radiation applicator and method of use Treatment of lesions in any luminal or organ system of mammalian anatomy is performed using an electronic source of ionizing radiation and aided by an endoscopic or percutaneous approach. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901345 | Miniature X-ray unit A miniaturized x-ray apparatus for delivering x-rays to a selected site within a body cavity includes a catheter having at least one lumen and an x-ray transparent window at a distal end thereof; an x-ray source in the lumen adjacent said x-ray transparent window; a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887476 | Helical brachytherapy apparatus and methods of using same Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for delivering brachytherapy into a target tissue region, e.g., a breast. In some embodiments, a flexible brachytherapy device is implanted that includes a therapy delivery portion having one or more radioactive sources s... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7874974 | Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy comprising a substantially axially stiff and longitudinally flexible elongated member made of material, which is bio-absorbable in living tissue and a plurality of radioactive seeds dispersed in a prede... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862495 | Radiation or drug delivery source with activity gradient to minimize edge effects A radiation delivery source, such as a stent, and method for making radioactive a delivery source are disclosed. A drug delivery source and method for making a drug delivery region on the drug delivery source are also disclosed. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862497 | Brachytherapy device having seed tubes with individually-settable tissue spacings A brachytherapy device may include a plurality of rods, each configured to move between a straightened position and a bowed position, the plurality of rods configured to collectively form a shaft while each rod is in the straightened position and to collectively for... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862496 | Brachytherapy apparatus and methods for using them Apparatus for delivering brachytherapy to a target tissue region includes an elongate body including a proximal end, a distal end sized for introduction into a tissue tract and carrying a plurality of elongate members including pathways for receiving a source of rad... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7815561 | Brachytherapy applicator A breast brachytherapy applicator providing a stable semi permanent/permanent in dwelling platform that is configured to replicate anatomically the excised cancer bed and allows for a more precise anatomically correct delivery of limited field radiation treatment. T... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7803102 | Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy A method for performing intraocular brachytherapy and an apparatus for performing the same is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a hand-held delivery device that advances a radiation source into an associated cannula or probe that is positioned adjacent t... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7771340 | Method and apparatus for modifying distance from a brachytherapy radiation source to sensitive anatomical structures A balloon brachytherapy applicator has either a single or double chambers, with the capability of “blistering” outwardly at a specified area on one side of the balloon. This is useful to move sensitive tissue farther away from a radiation source within a source ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7753835 | Radiation-shielding container assemblies, radioactive material administration devices, and methods of using the same The present invention, in some embodiments, relates to radiation-shielding containers for housing radioactive materials. For example, some container assemblies of the invention include a body and a lid both including radiopaque material, and together defining a rece... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749150 | Device for radiation treatment of proliferative tissue surrounding a cavity in an animal body The invention relates to a device for radiation treatment of proliferative tissue surrounding a cavity in an animal body comprising a radiation delivering means for placing at least one energy emitting source at a desired position within the cavity for performing ra... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749149 | Miniature x-ray unit A miniaturized x-ray apparatus for delivering x-rays to a selected site within a body cavity includes a catheter having at least one lumen and an x-ray transparent window at a distal end thereof; an x-ray source in the lumen adjacent said x-ray transparent window; a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744520 | Method and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy A method for performing intraocular brachytherapy and an apparatus for performing the same is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a hand-held delivery device that advances a radiation source into an associated cannula or probe that is positioned adjacent t... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7695424 | Percutaneous array delivery system A system for treating tissue includes a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and the distal ends, and an array of delivery tubes at least partially disposed within the lumen, each of the delivery tube having a lumen... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686756 | Brachytherapy devices and related methods and computer program products A low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy device having a spatiotemporal radiation profile includes an elongated body having a radioactive material in a spatial pattern to provide a spatial radiation profile with a radiation intensity that varies along a length of the elo... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686755 | Radiation therapy apparatus with selective shielding capability Brachytherapy applicators incorporate various forms of selective shielding devices for controlling the direction and intensity of radiation directed at a patient's tissue. In some forms the applicators include a retractable sheath, in some a series of retractable fi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7662082 | Expandable brachytherapy device A brachytherapy device for the provision of brachytherapy is disclosed. The brachytherapy device has at least one source lumen located outside a movable surface of the device. The source lumen may be secured to the movable outer surface in a manner whereby relative ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7645224 | Apparatus for transporting and positioning a capsule in which a radioactive source is present An apparatus is described for transporting and positioning a capsule, in which a radioactive source is present, from a screened safe into an applicator to be temporarily placed in the body of the patient. The apparatus is provided with a safe for storing at least on... | 01/12/2010 |
