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Methods and apparatus for loading radioactive seeds into brachytherapy needles

  • US 6,638,206 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2001
  • Issued: 10/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for loading therapeutic materials into brachytherapy needles comprising:

  • a loading tube with proximal and distal ends, a lumen extending therebetween, and first and second transverse slots disposed between the proximal and distal ends;

    a first cartridge comprising a plurality of seed chambers, the first cartridge slidably disposed in the first transverse slot; and

    a second cartridge comprising a plurality of spacer chambers, the second cartridge slidably disposed in the second transverse slot.

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