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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537560 | Containment, shielding, information display, distribution and administration of radioactive pharmaceuticals A shielded radioactive medical apparatus has a tubular housing with a quick release cap configured for closing an open end of the tubular housing. A quick release mechanism holds the quick release cap on an open end of the tubular housing. A data display module on t... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7452324 | Radiation shield for a safety syringe having a needle sheath A syringe injection shield (100) is formed primarily from a radio-opaque substance, such as tungsten, to shield medical personnel from exposure to radiation during administration of radiopharmaceuticals to patients. Safety syringes (22) typically have ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7351227 | Device for protecting a syringe, in particular for a syringe used for injecting radioactive product (s) A syringe protecting device includes a casing (9) made of a material protecting against radiation, adapted to cover the syringe cylindrical body (3), which casing (9) is associated with a structure (10) likewise made of a material protect... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7204797 | Delivery methods, systems and components for use with hazardous pharmaceutical substances A method of dispensing a hazardous pharmaceutical comprising the steps of: connecting a source of flushing fluid to a first port of a fluid delivery set; connecting a pressurizing unit of a powered injector system (including a powered injector and the pressurizing u... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165672 | Polymer pharmaceutical pig and associated method of use and associated method of production A pharmaceutical pig is used to transport a syringe containing a liquid radiopharmaceutical from a radiopharmacy to a medical facility for administration to a patient. The pharmaceutical pig includes an elongate polymer cap that is removably attached to an elongate ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7118729 | Radioactive source materials formable into various shapes The present invention provides an integral source material, the integral source material has at least one nuclide that is an integral source material having at least one nuclide that is activatable by exposure to radiation, the nuclide is a chemically bound constitu... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086133 | Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap. The metho... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7045116 | Treatment of osteomyelitis with radiopharmaceuticals This invention relates to medical uses of radiopharmaceuticals. Specifically, the present invention relates to the use of radiopharmaceuticals to treat osteomyelitis. The present invention provides improved system and methods of for the direct delivery of radiopharm... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040856 | Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap. The metho... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028837 | Radiation-shielding syringe container A radiation-shielding container assembly defines a central axis and includes an elongated body portion having a closed end, an open end, and an outer surface extending between the open and closed ends. An inner surface is spaced radially inwardly from the outer surf... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025716 | Intraluminal radiation treatment system A transfer device and catheter assembly for the delivery of treatment elements to a selected location within the intraluminal passageways of a patient as part of an intraluminal radiation system. The transfer device includes a gate member that permits the treatment ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6929620 | Injector for liquid medicine An injector for liquid medicine comprises a cylindrical body 1, first and second gasket 2, 3 contained in a lumen of cylindrical body 1. The cylindrical body 1 is provided with a fluid inlet 13 and a fluid outlet 14 in oppos... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6786602 | Aberration correction spectacle lens A novel method for the design and construction of a spectacle lens for the correction of human vision, including the correction of high order aberrations. The lens enables the provision of super-normal vision using spectacles. Different lenses are described for use ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6767319 | Delivery methods, systems and components for use with hazardous pharmaceutical substances A method of dispensing a hazardous pharmaceutical includes the steps of: connecting a source of flushing fluid to a first port of a fluid delivery set; connecting a pressurizing unit of a powered injector system (including a powered injector and the pressurizing uni... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6589158 | Radiation shield for a syringe An infuser for transferring hazardous treatment fluids to and from a medical application includes a spill containing housing having a medical application connecting element and a syringe seat. The syringe seat of the infuser leads to a syringe connecting ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586758 | Radiopharmaceutical pig and transportation apparatus An apparatus and method for transporting radiopharmaceutical substances. The apparatus comprises a radiation shielding pig having an elongated sidewall that extends between two ends and that defines an elongated, interior chamber. The sidewall is thinner ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6427452 | Hyperpolarized noble gas extraction methods, masking methods, and associated transport containers Methods of extracting and removing hyperpolarized gas from a container include introducing an extraction fluid into the container to force the hyperpolarized gas out of an exit port. The hyperpolarized gas is forced out of the container separate and apart... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425174 | Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6390967 | Radiation for inhibiting hyperplasia after intravascular intervention Apparatus and methods are provided for applying a radially uniform radiation dose to an intravascular treatment region to inhibit hyperplanes, and specifically to reduce "candy-wrapper" ends, following intravascular intervention. An embodiment of the appa... | 05/21/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6217503 | Apparatus and method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure An apparatus and a method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure. A dual-balloon catheter for treating a disease process in a luminal structure of a patient comprises an inner balloon, an outer balloon substantially concentric with and substant... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6159144 | Radioactive substance administrator A radioactive substance administrator including a syringe structured to receive a dosage of the radioactive substance therein; a containment housing structured to contain the syringe and including a radioactivity retardant material, structured to substant... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6010445 | Radioactive medical device and process An implantable medical device according to the systems and methods described herein may include a metal body or stent that does not contain significant quantities of iron or chromium and that is initially formed from a non-radioactive structural material.... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5947890 | Apparatus and improved method for safely dispensing and delivering liquid radiation for intraluminal radiation therapy The present invention first relates to an apparatus for dispensing liquid radiation for intraluminal radiation therapy. The apparatus uses two arms of a three-way stopcock to permanently connect a balloon-tipped catheter with an inflation syringe. The inf... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5928129 | Apparatus and method for performing presbyopia corrective surgery A process for surgically correcting presbyopia includes anesthetizing a patient and marking a portion of an eye of the patient which is to be ablated. At least a portion of the cornea is resected to expose the corneal stroma. An annular portion of the cor... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5906574 | Apparatus for vacuum-assisted handling and loading of radioactive seeds and spacers into implant needles within an enclosed visible radiation shield for use in therapeutic radioactive seed implantation A vacuum assisted handling and loading of radioactive seeds into implant needles from a lead glass shielded glass tube and with seeds manipulated within an enclosed visible radiation shield. Radioactive seeds and spacers are located on a loading platform ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5868680 | Quantitative characterization of fibrillatory spatiotemporal organization Described is a method for monitoring the spatiotemporal organization of atrial arrhythmias, especially atrial fibrillation, based on an analysis of sequences of activation patterns obtained from a particular set of atrial recording sites. This analysis me... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5716317 | Sheath for syringe barrel A sheath for a syringe barrel, includes a main body in which a radiation shielding device for holding a syringe filled with pharmaceutical liquid therein is fitted, a male luer provided at a front end of the main body and designed to set a disposable need... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5672883 | Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5536945 | Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5288285 | Holder for filling syringe with radioactive liquid A holding device for a syringe while filling the syringe with radioactive liquid allows the syringe to be held such that a user is not exposed to radioactive rays. The holder generally comprises first and second rigid elongate members joined by a hinge. T... | 02/22/1994 |
| 4994012 | Radiation-shielded holder for an injector A radiation-shielded injector comprises a cylinder of radiation shielding material having a cutout, a transparent radiation shielding plate being fitted to the cutout, a through-hole being provided at the closed end of the cylinder, a winged finger holdin... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4849209 | Treatment of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis with 166 Holmium radionuclide 1/3 Holmium in a carrier metallic hydroxide aggregate is disclosed for the treatment of arthritis and, in particular, rheumatoid arthritis. The compound disclosed preferably has a particle size of 1 to 40 microns, Beta energy emissions in the r... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846235 | Radioactivity shielding transportation assembly A radioactivity shielding assembly, suitable for transferring a radioactive substance with a reduced risk of human exposure and environmental contamination, includes a protective shield casing having a reservoir disposed in the casing for receiving the ra... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4708718 | Hyperthermic treatment of tumors A method of treating a solid tumor, including the steps of localizing the tumor and the arterial vessel that supplies it, and injecting into the vessel, a vaso-occlusive collagen material adapted to produce occlusion of vessels having lumen diameters betw... | 11/24/1987 |
