Apparatus and method for making carrier assembly for radioactive

Details Apparatus and method for making carrier assembly for radioactive Apparatus and method for making carrier assembly for radioactive

1994-01-24

1995-10-24

Howell, Kyle L.

Surgery

Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy

Radioactive substance placed within body

A61M 3600

Patent

active

054605920

ABSTRACT:
The method and apparatus for transporting a radioactive carrier device comprising flexible elongated bio-absorbable material having spaced radioactive seeds disposed therein in which the elongated material is loaded in a spacing jig member having spaced first recesses to accommodate the seeds and second recesses to accommodate the elongated material. The loaded jig member has a sheath shielding member placed over it. The carrier assembly is heated to make the carrier device non-deflecting. The carrier assembly, which is placed in a primary shipping container, also may be autoclaved prior to shipping the packaged assembly to a site of use.

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"Ultrasonically Guided Transperineal Seed Implantation of the Prostate: Modification of the Technique and Qualitative Assessment of Implants" by Van't Riet, et al., International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 555-558, 1992.
Medi-Physics brochure entitled "I-125 Seeds.RTM. In Carrier", Model No. 6720.
Medi-Physics brochure entitled "I-125 Seed.RTM. Source Model 6711".

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