US5913813A
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Double-wall balloon catheter for treatment of proliferative tissue
Assignee: Cytyc Corp
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Filing: 1997-07-24
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Granted: 1999-06-22
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Expires: 2017-07-24
Abstract
Abstract An instrument for use in brachytherapy comprises a concentric arrangement of inner and outer distensible, spherical chambers disposed near the proximal end of a catheter body where one of the chambers is made to contain a radioactive material with the other chamber containing a radiation absorptive material, the apparatus functioning to provide a more uniform absorbed dose profile in tissue surrounding a cavity created by the removal of a tumor. An alternative embodiment includes non-spherical inner and outer chambers whose respective walls are spaced equidistant over the entire surfaces thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffery A. Williams
- 👤 Christopher H. Porter
- 👤 Jeffrey F. Williamson
- 👤 James F. Dempsey
- 👤 Timothy J. Patrick
- 👤 James B. Stubbs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/10; A61N5/1001; A61N5/1014; A61N5/1015; A61N2005/1019; A61N2005/1021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
Apparatus for delivering radioactive emissions to a body location with a uniform radiation profile, comprising: (a) a catheter body member having a proximal end and distal end; (b) an inner spatial volume disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter body member; (c) an outer, closed, inflatable, chamber defined by a radiation transparent wall affixed to the body member proximate the distal end thereof in surrounding relation to the inner spatial volume with a predetermined constant spacing between said inner spatial volume and the radiation transparent wall; (d) a material containing a radionuclide(s) disposed in one of the inner spatial volume and outer chamber; and (e) means disposed in the other of the inner spatial volume and outer chamber for rendering uniform the radial absorbed dose profile of the emissions from the one of the inner spatial volume and outer chamber containing the radionuclides.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
Apparatus for delivering radioactive emissions to a body location with a uniform radiation profile, comprising: (a) a catheter body member having a proximal end and distal end; (b) an inner spatial volume disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter body member; (c) an outer, closed, inflatable, chamber defined by a radiation transparent wall affixed to the body member proximate the distal end thereof in surrounding relation to the inner spatial volume with a predetermined constant spacing between said inner spatial volume and the radiation transparent wall; (d) a material containing a radionuclide(s) disposed in one of the inner spatial volume and outer chamber; and (e) means disposed in the other of the inner spatial volume and outer chamber for rendering uniform the radial absorbed dose profile of the emissions from the one of the inner spatial volume and outer chamber containing the radionuclides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said inner spatial volume is an inner closed, chamber defined by a further radiation transparent wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the means for rendering uniform the absorbed dose profile is a radiation attenuating material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the radiation attenuating material is selected from a group consisting of barium sulphate, water, and X-ray contrast media.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the radionuclide is in a fluid form.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus as in claim 5 wherein the fluid comprises an isotope of iodine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the radionuclide is a slurry of a fluid containing particles of a solid isotope.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the inner chamber contains the radioactive material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the outer chamber contains the radioactive material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the radioactive material is a fluid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the radioactive material is a solid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the material containing a radionuclide comprises a plurality of radioactive solid particles placed at predetermined locations within the inner spatial volume to provide a desired composite radiation profile.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the inner and outer chambers are spherical in shape and are concentric.
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