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Combined cryotherapy and brachytherapy device and method

  • US 8,162,812 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2010
  • Issued: 04/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A combined cryotherapy and brachytherapy method, comprising:

  • ablating tissue in an ablation zone of a cryoprobe inserted into a tumor, the cryoprobe extending into the tumor and having a closed end;

    separating the cryoprobe from a handle;

    fixing a location of the cryoprobe; and

    positioning at least one radioactive element in the cryoprobe, after the ablating,wherein, in the positioning, the radioactive element is guided into the tumor by the cryoprobe, without contacting the tumor.

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