Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1986-04-07
1988-08-16
Coven, Edward M.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
6048911, A61K 922
Patent
active
047636424
ABSTRACT:
A delivery system for intracavitational brachytherapy comprising a body of material which is absorbable in animal tissue and a plurality of radioactive seeds within the body and encapsulated in the body. In one form, the body comprises a hollow exterior wall with a separate central chamber such that the hollow exterior wall will accommodate growth of body tissue such as brain tissue. In another form, the body comprises a solid hollow body having the seeds held in the center of the body that can be inserted in the cavity to be treated. In another form, a flat sheet is attached tangentially to the hollow exterior wall to facilitate placement over the brain.
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Coven Edward M.
Kain, Jr. Robert C.
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