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Hollow-tube brachytherapy device

  • US 5,713,828 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1995
  • Issued: 02/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A double-walled tubular brachytherapy device for interstitial implantation of radiation-emitting material within a living body, said double-walled tubular brachytherapy device comprising:

  • an inner tubular element and an outer tubular element, said inner tubular element and said outer tubular element each having a first end and a second end, said inner tubular element and said outer tubular element being of a substantially equal length and said inner tubular element being substantially centrally disposed within said outer tubular element and spaced apart therefrom over substantially the entire length thereof, said first ends being sealingly joined and said second ends being sealingly joined; and

    wherein said inner tubular element comprises a tubular support having a lumen therethrough, an internal surface, and an external surface, said external surface having radiation-emitting material thereon.

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