Brachytherapy device and method

An implant device for delivering a predetermined dosage of therapeutic energy treatment to reduce scarring proximate to a surgical site, the implant device comprising:

• a. an energy emitting material disposed relative to the implant device to provide the therapeutic energy treatment to targeted tissue after a surgical procedure;
• b. an energy-producing layer, the energy-producing layer being capable of pre-implantation shaping, the energy-producing layer being adaptable for surgical placement at a surgical site, the energy-producing layer providing desired treatment effects to the targeted tissue;
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• c. attenuating barrier components to focus in a precise manner the therapeutic energy to the targeted tissue while shielding adjacent non-targeted tissue from exposure;
• wherein the implant device is placed adjacent to the targeted tissue during the surgical procedure, the implant device being integrated into a position relative to the targeted tissue to provide a beneficial three dimensional delivery of the therapeutic energy treatment to the targeted tissue.

An implant device for delivering a predetermined dosage of therapeutic energy treatment to reduce scarring epidural scarring resulting from spinal surgery, the implant device comprising:

• a. an energy emitting material disposed relative to the implant device to provide the therapeutic energy treatment to tissue proximate to the spinal cord after surgery;
• b. an energy-producing layer, the energy-producing layer being capable of pre-implantation shaping, the energy-producing layer being adaptable for placement at a surgical site, the energy-producing layer providing desired treatment effects to the tissue proximate to the spinal cord;
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• c. an externally visible indicator, the externally visible indicator being part of the energy-producing layer, the externally visible indicator indicating proper placement of the implant device relative to the targeted tissue, the external visible indicators facilitating reproducible and predictable directional control of therapeutic energy treatment and dosage to the targeted tissue;
• wherein the implant device is placed proximate to the spinal cord during the surgical procedure, the implant device being integrated into a position relative to the spinal cord to provide a beneficial three dimensional delivery of the therapeutic energy treatment to the tissue proximate to the spinal cord.

An implant device for delivering a predetermined dosage of therapeutic energy treatment to reduce scarring epidural scarring resulting from spinal surgery, the implant device comprising:

• a. an energy emitting material disposed relative to the implant device to provide the therapeutic energy treatment to tissue proximate to the spinal cord after surgery;
• b. an energy-producing layer, the energy-producing layer being capable of pre-implantation shaping, the energy-producing layer being adaptable for placement at a surgical site, the energy-producing layer providing desired treatment effects to the tissue proximate to the spinal cord;
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• c. attenuating barrier components to focus in a precise manner the therapeutic energy to the targeted tissue while shielding adjacent non-targeted tissue from exposure;
• wherein the implant device is placed proximate to the spinal cord during the surgical procedure, the implant device being integrated into a position relative to the spinal cord to provide a beneficial three dimensional delivery of the therapeutic energy treatment to the tissue proximate to the spinal cord.

An implant device for delivering a predetermined dosage of energy treatment to reduce chronic back pain or scarring or inflammation, the implant device comprising:

• a. an energy emitting material disposed relative to the implant device to provide the therapeutic energy treatment to tissue proximate to the spinal cord after a surgical procedure;
• b. an energy-producing layer, the energy-producing layer being capable of pre-implantation shaping, the energy-producing layer being adaptable for surgical placement at a surgical site, the energy-producing layer providing desired treatment effects to the tissue proximate to the spinal cord;
• c. a layer having magnetic field properties, the magnetic field layer directionally shifting particle radiation toward the targeted tissue proximate to the spinal cord or repelling similar charged particle energy away from the targeted tissue proximate to the spinal cord;
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• d. attenuating barrier components to facilitate a precise directional focusing of therapeutic energy to the targeted tissue while shielding adjacent non-targeted tissue from unnecessary exposure;
• wherein the implant device is placed proximate to the spinal cord during the surgical procedure, the implant device being integrated into a position relative to the spinal cord to provide a beneficial three dimensional delivery of the therapeutic energy treatment to the tissue proximate to the spinal cord.

An implant device for delivering a predetermined dosage of therapeutic energy treatment to reduce scarring proximate to a surgical site, the implant device comprising:

• a. an energy emitting material disposed relative to the implant device to provide the therapeutic energy treatment to targeted tissue;
• b. a plurality of energy-producing layers for providing desired treatment to surrounding tissue, the energy-producing layer being capable of pre-implantation shaping, the energy-producing layer being adaptable for surgical placement at the surgical site, the energy-producing layer providing desired treatment effects to the targeted tissue, at least one of the plurality of layers being time released and dissolvable layer, the time-released dissolvable energy-producing layer being in alignment with the energy emitting material;
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• c. externally visible indicators, the externally visible indicators being disposed as part of the energy-producing layer, the externally visible indicators indicating proper placement of the implant device relative to the targeted tissue, the external visible indicators facilitating reproducible and predictable directional control of therapeutic energy treatment and dosage to the targeted tissue;
• wherein the implant device is placed adjacent to the targeted tissue during a surgical procedure, the implant device being integrated into a position relative to the targeted tissue to provide a beneficial three dimensional delivery of the therapeutic energy treatment to the targeted tissue.

A procedure for delivering a predetermined dosage of therapeutic energy treatment to reduce scarring proximate to a surgical site, the procedure comprising:

• a. determining a prescribed dosage of energy emitting material for delivery from an implant device to targeted tissue, the targeted tissue having a known profile, the implant device being positioned proximate to the targeted tissue during a surgical procedure, the radio-source material defining an actual radio-delivery distribution field, the radio-delivery distribution field having a similar configuration to the known profile of the targeted tissue;
• b. introducing the radio-source material into the implant device;
• c. positioning the implant device into organic tissue during the surgical procedure, the radio-source material being selected for delivering a predetermined dosage of the energy from the radio-source material to targeted tissue, the targeted tissue having a known profile;
• d. activating the energy emitting material;
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• e. delivering the prescribed dosage of energy from the energy emitting material to the known profile of the targeted tissue.