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US 6,599,233 B1Granted
Radioactive seed handling device
AssigneeCapintec, Inc.
InventorsJessica Bede, Mary Anne Dell, Charles Thiele
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AssigneeCapintec, Inc.
InventorsJessica Bede, Mary Anne Dell, Charles Thiele
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A radioactive seed handling device for handling a number of radioactive seeds. The device includes a first tubular section having a first lumen with a first diameter larger than the seed diameter for receiving the seed and a second tubular section coupled to the first tubular section and having a second lumen with a second diameter smaller than the seed diameter for preventing seeds from entering the second lumen. An overlapping portion of the second tubular section is located within the first lumen of the first tubular section and has a vent that allows fluid flow into the second lumen when a seed is obstructing a distal end of the second tubular section. The device can be used, for example, in a system to load the seeds into an implant for delivery of radiation in or around cancerous growths.
A radioactive seed handling device for handling a number of radioactive seeds each having a seed diameter, the device comprising:
A radioactive seed handling device for handling a number of radioactive seeds each having a seed diameter, the device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.