Surgery – Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy – Radioactive substance placed within body
Patent
1998-07-13
2000-06-20
Gilbert, Samuel G.
Surgery
Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy
Radioactive substance placed within body
A61N 500
Patent
active
060772131
ABSTRACT:
A delivery device and method for delivering a dosage of radiation from a radiation source to a treatment site of a vessel is provided herein. The delivery device includes a catheter and a delivery area. The catheter is suitable for being inserted into a vessel lumen of the vessel and includes a delivery lumen for receiving the radiation source. The delivery area also receives the radiation source. The delivery area includes an attenuator section for attenuating a portion of the radiation emitting from the radioactive area so that the delivery area emits an eccentric radiation profile. The delivery device can also include a catheter supporter which inhibits rotational deformation in the catheter between a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end. This allows the delivery area to be precisely rotated to properly position the attenuator section within the vessel lumen.
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Ciezki Jay P.
Jung, Jr. Eugene J.
Gilbert Samuel G.
Navius Corporation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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