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Brachytherapy device and method

  • US 20030233136A1
  • Filed: 04/24/2003
  • Published: 12/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implant device for delivering a predetermined dosage of therapeutic energy treatment to reduce scarring, or inflammation proximate to a surgical site, the implant device comprising:

  • a. an energy emitting material to provide the therapeutic energy treatment to targeted tissue after a surgical procedure;

    b. an energy-producing layer, the energy-producing layer being capable of pre-implantation shaping, the energy-producing layer being adaptable for surgical placement at a surgical site, the energy-producing layer providing desired treatment effects to the targeted tissue; and

    c. an externally visible indicator, the externally visible indicator being part of the energy-producing layer, the externally visible indicator indicating proper placement of the implant device relative to the targeted tissue, the external visible indicators facilitating reproducible and predictable directional control and positional orientation of therapeutic energy treatment and dosage to the targeted tissue;

    wherein the implant device is placed proximate to the targeted tissue during the surgical procedure, the implant device being integrated into a position relative to the targeted tissue to provide a beneficial three dimensional delivery of the therapeutic energy treatment to the targeted tissue.

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