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US 2010/0160711 A1Published application
Fillers and methods for displacing tissues to improve radiological outcomes
AssigneeIncept, LLC
InventorWilliam R. Noyes
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AssigneeIncept, LLC
InventorWilliam R. Noyes
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Certain embodiments include a method of improvising radiological outcomes by introducing a filler to between a first tissue location and a second tissue location to increase a distance between the first tissue location and the second tissue location, and administering a dose of radioactivity to at least the first tissue location or the second tissue location. Collagen and hyaluronic acid are examples of fillers. Certain embodiments include a medical device having a biocompatible, biodegradable filler material, wherein the device comprises at least a portion that has a shape that substantially conforms to Denovillier's space between the rectum and prostate. Certain embodiments include a kit, the kit comprising a filler and instructions for placing the filler between a first tissue location and a second tissue location to increase a distance between the first tissue location and the second tissue location.
A method of delivering a therapeutic dose of radiation to a patient comprising introducing a biocompatible, biodegradable filler between a first tissue location and a second tissue location to increase a distance between the first tissue location and the second tissue location, and treating the second tissue location with the therapeutic dose of radiation so that the presence of the filler causes the first tissue location to receive less of the dose of radioactivity compared to the amount of the dose of radioactivity the first tissue location would receive in the absence of the filler, wherein the filler is introduced as an injectable material and is a gel in the patient, and wherein the filler is removable by biodegradation in the patient.
A kit, the kit comprising a biodegradable filler and instructions for placing the filler between a first tissue location and a second tissue location to increase a distance between the first tissue location and the second tissue location so that the increased distance changes an amount of radiation received by at least the first tissue location or the second tissue location when at least the first tissue location or the second tissue location receives a dose of radiation.
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