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Brachytherapy needle implantation template

  • US 6,579,262 B1
  • Filed: 01/25/2000
  • Issued: 06/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A template for surgically inserting needles into a body, comprising:

  • a first plate including a first plurality of first needle holes arranged in a predetermined grid pattern, the plate having a front side and a rear side;

    a support backing fixedly attached to the first plate, the support extending rearwardly from the first plate and defining a rear surface, the rear surface being angled relative to the first plate, the angle corresponding to an angle of a portion of the body against which the support backing is to be placed when the template is in a desired needle insertion position;

    wherein the rear surface is curved to conform to a curvature of the portion of body.

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