US 2003/0144571 A1Published application

Disposable and shielded seed magazine and spacer magazine assembly

AssigneeMick Radio-Nuclear Instruments, Inc.

InventorsFelix Mick, Kenneth Zabrouski

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Abstract

A magazine assembly for use in a medical instrument, for example, a radioactive seed applicator, includes a housing, a cartridge, a seed plunger and a spring element. The housing is formed of a material adapted to shield transmission of radioactive energy.

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Dependent claims

A seed magazine, comprising:

a cartridge portion configured to receive at least one radioactive seed;
and
a housing portion formed of a material having a radiation shield effectiveness substantially equal to that of lead for at least one of I-125, TI-201, Xe-133, Tc-99m and Pd-103.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Application: 10/351,034Filed 24 Jan 2003
Priority: 25 Jan 2002
Published: 31 Jul 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G21F 5/015
Transportable or portable shielded containers: for storing radioactive sources, e.g. source carriers for irradiation units; Radioisotope containers
A61N 5/1007
Using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy: arrangements or means for the introduction of sources into the body
A61N 2005/101
Arrangements or means for the introduction of sources into the body: magazines or cartridges for seeds
G21F
Protection against x-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment

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Application60/351,601Us provisional application · filed 25 Jan 2002
US 6,911,000 B2Related patent
US 2003/0144571 A1This patent

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