Surgery – Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy – Radioactive substance placed within body
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2007-05-01
Lacyk, John P. (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy
Radioactive substance placed within body
Reexamination Certificate
active
11409805
ABSTRACT:
A treatment strand for insertion into a patient using a needle. The strand includes an elongated member having first and second longitudinal ends, and a plurality of treatments seeds spaced apart from one another within the elongated member between the longitudinal ends. A needle plug is located at one of the longitudinal ends of the elongated member and integrally formed with the elongated member. The integrally formed needle plug is configured to prevent at least one of fluid and tissue from entering a needle when the elongated member is loaded into a needle and the needle is initially inserted into a patient.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1578945 (1926-03-01), Withers
patent: 2067589 (1937-01-01), Antrim
patent: 2575138 (1951-11-01), Slaughter
patent: 3351049 (1967-11-01), Lawrence
patent: 3565869 (1971-02-01), De Prospero
patent: 3636956 (1972-01-01), Schneider
patent: 3752630 (1973-08-01), Takagi
patent: 3811426 (1974-05-01), Culver et al.
patent: 3936414 (1976-02-01), Wright et al.
patent: 4052988 (1977-10-01), Doddi
patent: 4086914 (1978-05-01), Moore
patent: 4167179 (1979-09-01), Kirsch
patent: 4402308 (1983-09-01), Scott
patent: 4416659 (1983-11-01), Simpson et al.
patent: 4509506 (1985-04-01), Windorski et al.
patent: 4697575 (1987-10-01), Horowitz
patent: 4754745 (1988-07-01), Horowitz
patent: 4784116 (1988-11-01), Russel, Jr. et al.
patent: 4815449 (1989-03-01), Horowitz
patent: 4936823 (1990-06-01), Colvin et al.
patent: 4946435 (1990-08-01), Suthanthiran et al.
patent: 5022940 (1991-06-01), Mehoudar
patent: 5339812 (1994-08-01), Hardy et al.
patent: 5460592 (1995-10-01), Langton et al.
patent: 5713828 (1998-02-01), Coniglione
patent: 5761877 (1998-06-01), Quandt
patent: 5833593 (1998-11-01), Liprie
patent: 5928130 (1999-07-01), Schmidt
patent: 5938583 (1999-08-01), Grimm
patent: 6010446 (2000-01-01), Grimm
patent: 6039684 (2000-03-01), Ildstad et al.
patent: 6080099 (2000-06-01), Slater et al.
patent: 6099457 (2000-08-01), Good
patent: 6132677 (2000-10-01), Ohriner
patent: 6132947 (2000-10-01), Honan et al.
patent: 6159143 (2000-12-01), Lennox
patent: 6163947 (2000-12-01), Coniglione
patent: 6200255 (2001-03-01), Yu
patent: 6200256 (2001-03-01), Weinberger
patent: 6248057 (2001-06-01), Mavity et al.
patent: 6264599 (2001-07-01), Slater et al.
patent: 6264600 (2001-07-01), Grimm
patent: 6273851 (2001-08-01), Slater et al.
patent: 6283911 (2001-09-01), Keren
patent: 6312374 (2001-11-01), von Hoffmann
patent: 6327490 (2001-12-01), Spetz
patent: 6360116 (2002-03-01), Jackson, Jr. et al.
patent: 6387034 (2002-05-01), Lee
patent: 6398709 (2002-06-01), Ehr et al.
patent: 6403916 (2002-06-01), Spooner et al.
patent: 6428504 (2002-08-01), Riaziat et al.
patent: 6438401 (2002-08-01), Cheng et al.
patent: 6450937 (2002-09-01), Mercereau et al.
patent: 6450938 (2002-09-01), Miller
patent: 6450939 (2002-09-01), Grimm
patent: 6474535 (2002-11-01), Shanks et al.
patent: 6497646 (2002-12-01), Candelaria et al.
patent: 6500109 (2002-12-01), Tokita et al.
patent: 6514193 (2003-02-01), Kaplan
patent: 6537193 (2003-03-01), Lennox
patent: 6539247 (2003-03-01), Spetz
patent: 6549802 (2003-04-01), Thornton
patent: 6572525 (2003-06-01), Yoshizumi
patent: 6575888 (2003-06-01), Zamora et al.
patent: 6595908 (2003-07-01), Loffler et al.
patent: 6626817 (2003-09-01), Luth
patent: 6632176 (2003-10-01), McIntire et al.
patent: 6656106 (2003-12-01), Schmidt
patent: 6709381 (2004-03-01), Munro, III
patent: 6746661 (2004-06-01), Kaplan
patent: 6752753 (2004-06-01), Hoskins et al.
patent: 6761680 (2004-07-01), Terwilliger et al.
patent: 6786858 (2004-09-01), Terwilliger et al.
patent: 6820318 (2004-11-01), Terwilliger et al.
patent: 7008367 (2006-03-01), Visscher et al.
patent: 2003/0084988 (2003-05-01), Terwilliger et al.
patent: 2003/0092958 (2003-05-01), Terwilliger et al.
patent: 2003/0191355 (2003-10-01), Ferguson
patent: 2004/0158117 (2004-08-01), Drobnik et al.
patent: 2004/0158118 (2004-08-01), Drobnik et al.
patent: 0 030 822 (1983-09-01), None
patent: 0 466 681 (1992-01-01), None
patent: WO 00/64538 (2000-02-01), None
patent: WO 00/61229 (2000-10-01), None
Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary, 1984, p. 634.
Alvaro Martinez, et al; “Sterilization of125I Seeds Encased in Vicryl Sutures for Permanent Interstitial Implantation”; Intl. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. vol. 5, pp. 411-413; Pergamen Press Ltd., 1979.
Van't Riet, “Ultrasonically Guided Transperineal Seed Implantation of the Prostate: Modification of the Technique and Qualitative Assessment of Implants”, Intl. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 24(3): 555-558 (1992).
Middleton et al., “Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers as Medical Devices”, Med. Plas. Biomat. (Mar. 1998).
http://investor.mentorcorp.com
ews/20010122-32414.cfm, “Mentor Acquires Breakthrough Brachytherapy Technology” (Jan. 25, 2002).
Medi-Physics brochure entitled I-215 Seeds. No. 6711, Medi-Physics, Inc. Arlington Heights II. 60004, USA; Revised. Oct. 1999, 2 pages.
Medi-Physics brochure entitled I-125 Seeds. No. 7000; Medi-Physics, Inc. Arlington Heights II. 60004, USA; Revised. Oct. 1999, 2 pages.
Amersham Health; “EchoSeed™”; http://www.amershamhealth-us.com/echoseed/ printed Nov. 19, 2003.
Amersham Health; “Rapid Strand Indications” Http;//www.amershamhealth-us.com/products/index.htp?a=i&i=38; printed Nov. 19, 2003.
Amersham Health; OncoSeed™ (Iodine-125 Seeds) http://www.amershamhealty-us.com/oncoseed/: printed Nov. 19, 2003.
RadioMed: Innovative Products for Radiation, “The Visicoil Advantage . . . for Image Guided Radiation Therapy,” http://www.radiomed.com/visicoil/, at lease as early as Aug. 2003.
Oncura, “RapidStrandRx: The Logical Choice for Improved Dosimetry,” Ocura Inc., Plymouth Meeting, PA, Apr. 2005.
Fliesler & Meyer LLP
Lacyk John P.
Worldwide Medical Technologies LLC
LandOfFree
Strand with end plug does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Strand with end plug, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Strand with end plug will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3794855