CARTUCHO DE BRAQUITERAPIA QUE INCLUYE SEPARADORES ABSORBIBLES Y QUE PUEDEN SOMETERSE A AUTOCLAVE

• Main Authors: KARL, JOHN J, SIEROCUK, THOMAS J, HUXEL, SHAWN T, POPADIUK, NICHOLAS M
• Format: Patent
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 01.07.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

Un sistema de suministro de semillas para braquiterapia, que comprende: un cartucho (15) de semillas que incluye un canal central (64); una pluralidad de semillas de braquiterapia (20) dispuestas dentro de dicho canal central (64); una pluralidad de separadores absorbibles (18) dimensionalmente estables, dispuestos dentro de dicho canal central, en el que dichos separadores absorbibles (18) dimensionalmente estables, están intercalados entre dichas semillas de braquiterapia (20), caracterizado porque los separadores absorbibles (18) son dimensionalmente estables durante un ciclo predeterminado de esterilización con vapor. The present invention is directed to a brachytherapy seed delivery system which includes a seed cartridge including a central channel, a plurality of brachytherapy seeds disposed within the central channel and a plurality of absorbable, dimensionally stable spacers disposed within the central channel, wherein the absorbable, dimensionally stable spacers are interspersed between the brachytherapy seeds. The present invention is further directed to a method of loading a brachytherapy seed delivery system including the steps of: providing a seed cartridge including a central channel; placing at least two brachytherapy seeds into the central channel of the seed cartridge; placing at least one absorbable, dimensionally stable spacer in the central channel between the brachytherapy seeds; connecting the brachytherapy seed cartridge to a brachytherapy needle including a cannula; and forcing the seeds out of the brachytherapy seed cartridge into the cannula.