Adjustable brachytherapy template and template holder
AssigneeCity of Hope
InventorSean Cavanaugh
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Abstract
Brachytherapy templates and template holders can be adjustable relative to a patient's anatomy. One template includes a disposable portion with an aperture layer that includes first apertures and a patient contact layer that includes an adhesive on a surface thereof. The patient contact layer is formed from a flexible material. The template also includes a reusable portion that includes aperture plates. A locking mechanism can lock catheters firmly in place. One template holder includes a template compartment retainer constructed to hold a brachytherapy template, and a perineum attachment component is connected to the template compartment retainer by a connecting portion. The perineum attachment component includes a perineum attachment portion formed from a flexible material.
Claims5
A brachytherapy template, comprising:
- first layers, each of the first layers includes first apertures;
- a second layer, arranged between the first layers, that includes second apertures,
- wherein the first apertures and the second apertures define sockets;
- and
- needle guides respectively disposed in the sockets,
- wherein the needle guides are pivotable by ±20° relative to a longitudinal axis extending from a surface of one of the first layers, and
- wherein the needle guides are independently pivotable with respect to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.