Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Brachytherapy devices and related methods having microencapsulated brachytherapy materials
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Application No.: US15657898Application Date: 2017-07-24
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Publication No.: US10646724B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Seth A. Hoedl , Bruce Kitzman
- Applicant: Civatech Oncology
- Applicant Address: US NC Research Triangle Park
- Assignee: Civatech Oncology
- Current Assignee: Civatech Oncology
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Research Triangle Park
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10
Abstract:
A brachytherapy device includes a bioabsorbable support and a plurality of microcapsules on the support. Each of the plurality of the microcapsules includes a plurality of microspheres and a bioabsorbable microcapsule wall that encloses the plurality of microspheres. The plurality of microspheres includes radiation-emitting microspheres comprising a radioactive material, radio-opaque microspheres comprising a radio-opaque material or a combination thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190038915A1 BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS HAVING MICROENCAPSULATED BRACHYTHERAPY MATERIALS Public/Granted day:2019-02-07
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