EXPANDABLE BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for brachytherapy in a lumpectomy cavity of a breast, comprising:
- positioning a distal end of a brachytherapy device within the cavity, the brachytherapy device comprising an inner tube, and a plurality of source lumen tubes located around the inner tube and including distal ends secured together with the inner tube at the distal end disposed within the body cavity, the source lumen tubes comprising proximal portions sufficiently long to extend outside the breast;
expanding an expandable surface portion located between proximal and distal ends of the device within the cavity, the source lumen tubes defining a curved configuration within the cavity; and
positioning a source of radiation sequentially within one or more source lumens of the source lumen tubes according to a brachytherapy treatment plan.
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Abstract
A method for brachytherapy in a lumpectomy cavity of a breast including, positioning a distal end of a brachytherapy device within the cavity, expanding an expandable surface portion located between proximal and distal ends of the device within the cavity, the source lumen tubes defining a curved configuration within the cavity; and positioning a source of radiation sequentially within one or more source lumens of the source lumen tubes according to a brachytherapy treatment plan. The device includes an inner tube, and a plurality of source lumen tubes located around the inner tube and including distal ends secured together with the inner tube at the distal end disposed within the body cavity, the source lumen tubes comprising proximal portions sufficiently long to extend outside the breast.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for brachytherapy in a lumpectomy cavity of a breast, comprising:
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positioning a distal end of a brachytherapy device within the cavity, the brachytherapy device comprising an inner tube, and a plurality of source lumen tubes located around the inner tube and including distal ends secured together with the inner tube at the distal end disposed within the body cavity, the source lumen tubes comprising proximal portions sufficiently long to extend outside the breast; expanding an expandable surface portion located between proximal and distal ends of the device within the cavity, the source lumen tubes defining a curved configuration within the cavity; and positioning a source of radiation sequentially within one or more source lumens of the source lumen tubes according to a brachytherapy treatment plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for brachytherapy in a body cavity of a body comprising:
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positioning a distal end of a brachytherapy device within the body cavity, the brachytherapy device comprising an inner tube, and a plurality of source lumen tubes located around the inner tube and including distal ends secured together with the inner tube at the distal end disposed within the body cavity, the source lumen tubes comprising proximal portions sufficiently long to extend outside the body; expanding an expandable surface portion located between proximal and distal ends of the device within the body cavity, the source lumen tubes defining a curved configuration within the body cavity; and positioning a source of radiation sequentially within one or more source lumens of the source lumen tubes according to a brachytherapy treatment plan. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for use in brachytherapy comprising:
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an inner tube comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion terminating in a distal end, and a source lumen extending from the proximal portion to the distal end for receiving a source of radiation therein; and a plurality of source lumen tubes located around the inner tube and comprising proximal ends adjacent the proximal portion of the inner tube and distal ends secured together at the inner tube distal end, the source lumen tubes defining a curved configuration when positioned within a surgical cavity, the source lumen tubes defining source lumens that extend from the proximal ends to the distal ends of the source lumen tubes for receiving a source of radiation therein. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device for use in brachytherapy comprising:
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an inner tube comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion terminating in a distal end, and a source lumen extending from the proximal portion to the distal end for receiving a source of radiation therein; a cap on the distal end of the inner tube; a plurality of source lumen tubes located around the inner tube and comprising proximal ends adjacent the proximal portion of the inner tube and distal ends captured in the cap, the source lumen tubes defining a curved configuration when positioned within a surgical cavity, the source lumen tubes defining source lumens that extend from the proximal ends to the distal ends for receiving a source of radiation therein; and an expandable member surrounding the source lumen tubes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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