Surgery – Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy – Radioactive substance placed within body
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Lacyk, John P (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy
Radioactive substance placed within body
C604S264000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07959549
ABSTRACT:
A system for treating tissue includes a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and the distal ends, and an array of delivery tubes at least partially disposed within the lumen, each of the delivery tube having a lumen, wherein each of the delivery tubes is slidable relative to the cannula, and has a first configuration when inside the lumen, and a second configuration when outside the lumen. A system for treating tissue includes a treatment device having a distal end, and an indexing device for controlling a longitudinal position of the distal end of the treatment device relative to a target tissue region, the indexing device having a tubular portion for receiving the treatment device.
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Bean Jeffrey
Rioux Robert F.
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Lacyk John P
Vista IP Law Group LLP
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