Surgery – Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy – Radioactive substance placed within body
Patent
1998-05-28
2000-03-14
Lacyk, John P.
Surgery
Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy
Radioactive substance placed within body
604116, A61N 500
Patent
active
06036632&
ABSTRACT:
A sterile disposable template grid system for positioning and implanting medical implants is disclosed. In one embodiment, the disposable template grid includes an attachment element that joins a front portion having front channels and a rear portion having rear channels so that the front channels align with the rear channels to form passages which allow medical implants to pass from the front portion through the rear portion. In another embodiment, the disposable template grid includes an insert having channels; a bracket sized to removably receive and support the insert and having apertures; and an alignment element for aligning the apertures with the channels to allow medical implants to pass from the apertures through the channels. Although the disposable template grid can be used with a wide variety of implants, it is particularly well suited for the radioactive seed containing needles used in brachytherapy.
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Barzell Winston E.
Whitmore, III Willet F.
Wilson Roger F.
Barzell-Whitmore Maroon Bells, Inc.
Lacyk John P.
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