Products and methods for brachytherapy

Details Products and methods for brachytherapy Products and methods for brachytherapy

A - Human Necessities

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A61N 5/10 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2517444

A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a hollow elongate bioabsorbable suture member with radioactive seeds and spacer members without different coloration and diameter from the radioactive seeds alternately disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture and the use thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.

L'invention concerne un élément radioactif destiné à une curiethérapie et comprenant un élément de suture bioabsorbable allongé renfermant une pluralité de grains radioactifs et d'éléments intercalaires disposés en alternance dans celui-ci, les éléments intercalaires présentant une coloration et un diamètre différents de ceux des grains radioactifs. L'invention concerne également des méthodes de fabrication et d'utilisation correspondantes. Les éléments radioactifs peuvent être utilisés dans le traitement du cancer de la prostate, par exemple.

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