DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERSTITIAL RADIATION THERAPY
First Claim
1. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
- accepting a prescription tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, said prescription tissue treatment plan specifying a number and a spacing of a plurality of treatment seeds to be provided in a treatment strand, the spacing of said plurality of treatment seeds being unrestricted by any use of spacers and independently set by and according to the prescription tissue treatment plan;
positioning the seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of seeds relative to each other is only established by the prescription tissue treatment plan; and
creating the treatment strand by heating and cooling a material to position said plurality of treatment seeds in the material.
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Abstract
A prescription method of treating tissue comprises the steps of accepting a prescription tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, positioning seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of seeds relative to each other is only established by the prescription tissue treatment plan, and creating a treatment strand by heating and cooling a material to position the plurality of treatment seeds in the material. The prescription tissue treatment plan specifies a number and a spacing of the seeds to be provided in the treatment strand, the spacing of the treatment seeds being unrestricted by any use of spacers and independently set by and according to the prescription tissue treatment plan.
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21 Claims
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1. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
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accepting a prescription tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, said prescription tissue treatment plan specifying a number and a spacing of a plurality of treatment seeds to be provided in a treatment strand, the spacing of said plurality of treatment seeds being unrestricted by any use of spacers and independently set by and according to the prescription tissue treatment plan; positioning the seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of seeds relative to each other is only established by the prescription tissue treatment plan; and creating the treatment strand by heating and cooling a material to position said plurality of treatment seeds in the material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
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accepting a prescription tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, said prescription tissue treatment plan specifying the spacing of a plurality of treatment seeds to be provided in a treatment strand; positioning the seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of the seeds relative to each other is only established by the prescription tissue treatment plan; and creating at least one said treatment strand by heating and cooling a material to maintain relative positioning of said treatment seeds so that the spacing between said treatment seeds is set as specified by said prescription tissue treatment plan. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
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accepting a prescription tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, said prescription tissue treatment plan specifying a number and a spacing of a plurality of treatment seeds to be provided in a treatment strand, positioning the seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of seeds relative to each other is established only by the prescription tissue treatment plan; and creating the treatment strand by heating and cooling a material to position the plurality of treatment seeds in the material in accordance with the prescription tissue treatment plan. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An implant for treatment of patient tissue in accordance with a prescription tissue treatment plan, the implant comprising:
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a treatment strand including a plurality of treatment seeds; wherein the treatment strand is adapted to be implanted into patient tissue using a hollow needle; and wherein a spacing of said treatment seeds is defined by the treatment plan wherein the spacing of said treatment seeds is set during manufacturing by positioning the seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of seeds relative to each other is only established by the prescription tissue treatment plan; and wherein a material is heated and cooled to maintain relative positioning of the treatment seeds in the material. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An implant for treatment of patient tissue in accordance with a prescription tissue treatment plan, the implant comprising:
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a treatment strand including a plurality of treatment seeds within the treatment strand; wherein the treatment strand is created by; accepting a prescription tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, said prescription tissue treatment plan specifying the spacing of said treatment seeds to be provided in the treatment strand, the spacing of said treatment seeds being only established by prescription according to the prescription tissue treatment plan and positioning the seeds relative to each other per the prescription tissue treatment plan such that the positions of seeds relative to each other is established only by the prescription tissue treatment plan; and heating a material to allow the material to flow relative to said treatment seeds and to set the position of said treatment seeds relative to each other with that the spacing between said treatment seeds specified by said prescription tissue treatment plan. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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