Device for introducing a radioactive source into the body

Details Device for introducing a radioactive source into the body Device for introducing a radioactive source into the body

A - Human Necessities

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A61M 36/12 (2006.01) A61N 5/10 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2087007

PCT/US91/0434 ABSTRACT The invention relates to a device for introducing a source of radioactive radiation into the body for therapeutic applications, comprising a flexible cable (10) to be introduced into the body through a catheter and a capsule (12), for sealingly containing the source (14) of radioactive radiation. The capsule (12) comprises a thin-walled (17) tubular reservoir having an open end which is sealingly connected to the flexible cable (10) so that the capsule is coaxial to the flexible cable and having closed end (15) with a rounded-off external shape. The capsule accommodates a quantity of iridium-192 (14) of a capacity sufficient for therapeutic application, The radioactive source (14) of iridiumr-192 is provided within the capsule (12) in the form of a single bar.

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