Surgery – Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy
Patent
1994-11-15
1997-07-01
Sykes, Angela D.
Surgery
Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy
600 3, A61N 500
Patent
active
056431716
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for intravascular radiotherapy for prevention of stenosis following angioplasty or other trauma to coronary arteries caused by smooth muscle cell hyperplasia in which a uniform dosage of radiation is delivered to the walls of the artery by positively positioning a radioactive source at the radial center of the artery being treated.
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Bradshaw Anthony J.
Raizner Albert E.
Lacyk John P.
NeoCardia LLC
Sykes Angela D.
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