Brachytherapy applicator chuck
OwnerLaust Pedersen, Jerry Barber +4inventors
InventorsLaust Pedersen, Jerry Barber, Charles Pitman, Michael Collinson, Russel Redmond, Claude Vidal
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Abstract
The invention provides brachytherapy applicators and brachytherapy applicator chucks configured to reduce or prevent accumulation of blood and other contaminants therein. The brachytherapy applicator chucks can be disposable.
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A brachytherapy applicator chuck, wherein said chuck comprises a proximal end and a distal end, said chuck defining a channel extending between said proximal end and said distal end, and wherein said chuck is adapted to contain a needle and a septum within said channel.
A brachytherapy applicator comprising a chuck and a chuck housing, wherein said chuck comprises a proximal end and a distal end, said chuck defining a channel extending between said proximal end and said distal end, wherein said chuck is adapted to contain a needle and a septum within said channel, and wherein said chuck housing is configured to engage said chuck.
A brachytherapy applicator chuck comprising a needle retention member, wherein said chuck comprises a proximal end and a distal end, said chuck defining a channel extending between said proximal end and said distal end, and wherein said chuck is adapted to contain a needle and a septum within said channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.