Shielded transport for multiple brachytheapy implants with integrated measuring and cutting board
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1. An integrated sterilization and transportation system for radioactive seed strand implants, comprising:
- a seed strand carrier adapted to carry a plurality of seed strands and strands of spacer material;
a measuring and cutting board; and
a shielded envelope.
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Abstract
A normal system 100 for sterilizing, transporting and preparing radioactive seed strands for use in brachytherapy is provided. The system 100 is lightweight and can carry a plurality of seed strands and strand of spacer material, and can be sterilized by Ethylene Oxide Gas. Radioactive seed strands remain shielded from the user until the user is ready to retrieve each individual seed strand for measuring and cutting on an integrated cutting board.
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1. An integrated sterilization and transportation system for radioactive seed strand implants, comprising:
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a seed strand carrier adapted to carry a plurality of seed strands and strands of spacer material;
a measuring and cutting board; and
a shielded envelope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of sterilizing and transporting a plurality of radioactive seed strand implants, comprising the steps of:
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loading a plurality of seed strands into a strand carrier, said strand carrier being slidably connected to a measuring and cutting board, inserting the strand carrier and measuring and cutting board into a shielded envelope, inserting the shielded envelope into a paper pouch and sealing the paper pouch;
sterilizing the pouch; and
sealing the shielded envelope through the sealed pouch. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method for implanting a plurality of radioactive seed strand implants, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of seed strands in a container assembly;
said container assembly comprising a measuring and cutting board and a seed strand carrier housed inside a shielded envelope, retrieving a seed strand from the seed strand carrier, using the measuring and cutting board to measure and cut a desired length of seed strand segment; and
loading said seed segment into an implantation needle.
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24. A method of sterilizing a plurality of seed strand implants, comprising the steps of:
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loading a plurality of seed strands into a container assembly;
said container assembly comprising a measuring and cutting board, a seed strand carrier adapted to carry a plurality of seed strands, and a shielded envelope to house said measuring and cutting board and seed strand carrier;
sealing the container assembly in a pouch, sterilizing said pouch; and
sealing said shielded envelope.
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25. An integrated sterilization and transportation system for radioactive seed strand implants, comprising:
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a seed strand carrier;
at least one seed strand being carried by said strand carrier;
a measuring and cutting board; and
a shielded envelope. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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