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BRACHYTHERAPY APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR USING THEM

  • US 20100048978A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2009
  • Published: 02/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for brachytherapy treatment within a body cavity within a patient accessed via a passage through tissue, comprising:

  • an access port device comprising a tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end sized for introduction through a passage through tissue into a body cavity, a working channel extending between the proximal and distal ends, an expandable member on the distal end comprising a substantially enclosed interior in communication with the working channel, and an inflation lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends and communicating with the interior of the expandable member for delivering inflation media into the interior for expanding the expandable member; and

    an expandable brachytherapy applicator comprising a proximal end, a distal end sized for introduction through the working channel of the access port device, the applicator comprising a plurality of elongate members extending between the applicator proximal and distal ends and comprising pathways for delivering a source of radiation from the applicator proximal end to a distal portion of the applicator, the elongate members movable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration to expand the applicator distal end within the interior of the expandable member.

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