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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874975 | Methods and compositions for treating luminal inflammatory disease Compositions, articles, and methods for treating and imaging vulnerable plaque and other inflamed regions in a patient rely on delivery of a conversion electron emitting source (CEES) to a body location. The CEES may be delivered by coupling to a substance which pre... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7367961 | Intradiscal injection of autologous interferon Administering to a patient Type I interferon or viable cells induced to produce Type I Interferon preferably into an inflamed joint, such an interverebral disc, for example, is disclosed. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357928 | Method for the diagnosis and prognosis of malignant diseases Methods for the treatment of tumors and cancer by exploiting the surface expression of the usually nuclear-localized protein, nucleolin. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354391 | Implantable radiotherapy/brachytherapy radiation detecting apparatus and methods An interstitial brachytherapy apparatus and method for delivering and monitoring radioactive emissions delivered to tissue surrounding a resected tissue cavity. The brachytherapy device including a catheter body member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an out... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316644 | Method for preparing particles of radioactive powder containing Cesium-131 for use in brachytherapy sources The present invention provides a method of preparing Cesium-131 (Cs-131) as a dispersed radioisotope. Uses of the dispersed Cs-131 prepared by the method include cancer research and treatment, such as for the use in brachytherapy. Cs-131 is particularly useful in th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311655 | Method for manufacturing radioactive brachytherapy source material, brachytherapy source material and encapsulated radioactive brachytherapy source The invention relates to a method for producing a radioactive brachytherapy source material comprising indium-114m in radioactive equilibrium with indium-114 as main radioactive isotopes. A new radioactive brachytherapy source material comprises indium-114m in radio... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306617 | Spiral centering catheter A catheter with proximal and distal ends having a spiral centering device attached near the catheter distal end. The spiral centering device has at least one spiral strut having a proximal end and a distal end. The spiral centering device resiliently tends to center... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300429 | Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site are provided. A feature of the invention is that a non-occlusive aspiration device is employed to selectively remove the target agent from the site only when th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267666 | Angiographic injector system with multiple processor redundancy An angiographic injector system and a method of controllably delivering medical fluid to a patient from an angiographic injector system are disclosed. A multiple processor control system is used to actively control the injection process and to monitor sensed functio... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7239924 | Electrode line Certain embodiments of the present invention concern an implantable electrode line having a proximal and a distal end, an outer electrode line surface and an electrode line longitudinal axis. The implantable electrode line is characterized in that the electrode line... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211039 | Strand with end plug A treatment strand for insertion into a patient using a needle. The strand includes an elongated member having first and second longitudinal ends, and a plurality of treatments seeds spaced apart from one another within the elongated member between the longitudinal ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211073 | Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site are provided. A feature of the invention is that a non-occlusive aspiration device is employed to selectively remove the target agent from the site only when th... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7160238 | Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patient Apparatus and method are described for delivery of a treating element, such as a radiation source, through a catheter to a desired site in the vascular system of a patient, such as a coronary artery, for inhibiting the formation of scar tissue such as may occur in r... | 01/09/2007 |
| RE39456 | Radioactive embolizing compositions Disclosed are novel radioactive compositions which are particularly suited for treating solid mass tumors via catheter delivery. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7094198 | Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy using seed elements with ends having one of projections and indentations A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy uses a seed strand composed of a plurality of radioactive seeds or encapsulated seeds having ends with projections or indentations connected by a polymer. The seed strand is axially stiff and radially f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066872 | Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patient Apparatus and method are described for delivery of a treating element, such as a radiation source, through a catheter to a desired site in the vascular system of a patient, such as a coronary artery, for inhibiting the formation of scar tissue such as may occur in r... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041046 | Combination ionizing radiation and immunomodulator delivery devices and methods for inhibiting hyperplasia The present invention provides improved devices, methods, and kits for inhibiting restenosis and hyperplasia after intravascular intervention. In particular, the present invention provides controlled immunomodulator delivery in combination with ionizing radiation to... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037252 | Brachytherapy seed transport devices and methods for using same Devices, systems, and methods are provided for transporting implants. In one embodiment, the implants are radioactive seeds contained within substantially transparent sleeves that can be sealed at both ends. Multiple sleeves can be placed in a transfer device that, ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031432 | Miniature x-ray catheter with retractable needles or suction means for positioning at a desired site An x-ray catheter has an x-ray tube having an x-ray source therein and an x-ray transparent window through which x-rays may pass is positioned with retractable needles or suction. The needles, if present, are retractably attached to a hinge which is operatively conn... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018371 | Combination ionizing radiation and radiosensitizer delivery devices and methods for inhibiting hyperplasia The present invention provides improved devices, methods, and kits for inhibiting restenosis and hyperplasia after intravascular intervention. In particular, the present invention provides controlled radiosensitizer delivery in combination with ionizing radiation to... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994665 | Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patient Apparatus and method are described for delivery of a treating element, such as a radiation source, through a catheter to a desired site in the vascular system of a patient, such as a coronary artery, for inhibiting the formation of scar tissue such as may occur in r... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6942617 | Automatic stone-tracking system A tracking system for stone treatment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy includes a data processing unit, a motion controller, a servo-moving platform, a stone image-processing module, a stone localization module, and a moving-mechanism control module. With th... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932829 | Centering catheter A catheter with at least one centering device attached near a distal end of the catheter. The centering device has at least two struts extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The centering device has a variable diameter and tends to center the distal end ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922455 | Gas-target neutron generation and applications Described herein are integrated systems for generating neutrons to perform a variety of tasks including: on-line analysis of bulk material and industrial process control (as shown in FIG. 1), security interrogation (as shown in FIG. 2), soil and enviro... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917828 | Automatic injection device An automatic injection device has piston holders holding cylinder pistons and plural systems of heads having a drive mechanism for moving the piston holders forward and backward so that the device can hold a plurality of syringes and operates injection or suction in... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6876712 | Flexible source wire for localized internal irradiation of tissue A flexible source wire is provided containing a radioactive source that is capable of maneuvering through a tortuous narrow passage to a treatment site within the body. This source wire includes a thin flexible housing tube, housing therein a flexible backbone wire,... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866624 | Apparatus and method for treatment of malignant tumors The present invention relates to a device for simultaneously treating a tumor or cancerous growth with both hyperthermia and X-ray radiation using brachytherapy. The device includes a needle-like introducer serving as a microwave antenna. Microwaves are emitted from... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863658 | Automated system for the radiation treatment of a desired area within the body of a patient A system comprising a microprocessor-controlled transfer device and a separate catheter for intraluminal treatment of a selected site in a body of a patient by at least one treating element advanced from a removable treating element cartridge received in the transfe... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6800055 | Low attenuating radioactive seeds A low attenuation radioactive seed utilizing a core having a fluted or non-circular cross section is utilized for increasing the dose rate, decreasing the dwell times and improving the clinical outcomes by increasing the dose consistency throughout the treatment zon... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6759028 | Methods for treating AVM's using radioactive compositions Disclosed are methods for treating AVMs in a mammal by use of a radiation composition. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6712782 | Brachytherapy apparatus and methods A brachytherapy apparatus is composed of a tubular needle with forwardly protruding cutting edges at its tip, a holder supporting the needle and a driver for electromechanically causing the needle to undergo a continuous or oscillatory rotary motion around its axis ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6659934 | Automated system for the radiation treatment of a desired area within the body of a patient A transfer device usable in a system for intraluminal treatment of a selected site in a body of a patient in which the transfer device comprises an integral pump for pressurizing and circulating fluid through a fluid path defined by the transfer device an... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6562317 | Radioactive embolizing compositions Disclosed are novel radioactive compositions which are particularly suited for treating solid mass tumors via catheter delivery.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6450936 | Manifold device for manipulation of radioactive fluid A manifold system allows for the movement of a radioactive fluid from a container to a treatment balloon or other device, and the withdrawal of the radioactive fluid from the treatment device. The system allows for the convenient movement of the fluid, wi... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6358194 | Medical use of xenon-133 in radiation therapy of cancer The disclosure details a novel method of use of the radioactive isotope Xenon-133 (Xe-133) in the radiotherapy of cancer. Xe-133 gas is infused directly into the core of the tumor and diffuses as microbubbles of gas toward the tumor boundaries where it is... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352682 | Polymeric delivery of radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals Locally deposited polymer depots are used as a vehicle for the immobilization and local delivery of a radionuclide or radiopharmaceutical. Radionuclides are incorporated in their elemental forms, as inorganic compounds, or are attached to a larger molecul... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6333020 | Methods for treating AVM's using radio active compositions Disclosed are methods for treating AVMs in a mammal by use of a radiation composition.... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6302839 | Device and method for radiation therapy There is provided a device and a method for irradiating vascular tissues. The device generally includes a transfer device having a first chamber and a second chamber and a piston slidably disposed between the chambers. A ballon catheter is provided for po... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6267717 | Apparatus and method for treating a body structure with radiation An apparatus for treating a body structure with radiation and a method for using the same. The apparatus comprising a concentrator for receiving a solution comprising a radioactive material and for increasing the concentration of the radioactive material ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6261220 | Laser sculpting system A method and system are provided for eroding or ablating a shaped volume of an eye's corneal tissue in accordance with the treatment of a specified eye condition. To determine the laser beam shot pattern, a plurality of laser beam shots of uniform intensi... | 07/17/2001 |
