Brachytherapy and buttress element co-delivery
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1. A method of assembling a buttress element with radioactive material, the method comprising:
- inserting a brachytherapy delivery device into only one channel in a buttress element,wherein the brachytherapy delivery device comprises a carrier line and a stylet, the carrier line comprising a length extending between a first end and a second end, wherein radioactive material is distributed along the carrier line, and the stylet extending from a base to a tip, wherein the first end of the carrier line is attached to the stylet proximate the base of the stylet,and wherein the buttress element comprises a body in the form of a sheet comprising a thickness, wherein the thickness is measured between a first major surface and a second major surface, and wherein the body is constructed of one or more biocompatible materials, and wherein the channel is formed in the body, the channel extending from a first end to a second end, and wherein the channel is located between the first major surface and the second major surface of the buttress element;
advancing the tip of the stylet of the brachytherapy delivery device through the channel until at least a portion of the radioactive material is located in the channel; and
separating the carrier line from the stylet after advancing the tip of the stylet through the channel, such that the radioactive material in the channel is located between the first major surface and the second major surface of the body.
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Abstract
Brachytherapy delivery devices and buttress elements are described herein, along with methods of assembling the brachytherapy devices and the buttress elements for co-delivery of the brachytherapy delivery devices and buttress elements are described herein.
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1. A method of assembling a buttress element with radioactive material, the method comprising:
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inserting a brachytherapy delivery device into only one channel in a buttress element, wherein the brachytherapy delivery device comprises a carrier line and a stylet, the carrier line comprising a length extending between a first end and a second end, wherein radioactive material is distributed along the carrier line, and the stylet extending from a base to a tip, wherein the first end of the carrier line is attached to the stylet proximate the base of the stylet, and wherein the buttress element comprises a body in the form of a sheet comprising a thickness, wherein the thickness is measured between a first major surface and a second major surface, and wherein the body is constructed of one or more biocompatible materials, and wherein the channel is formed in the body, the channel extending from a first end to a second end, and wherein the channel is located between the first major surface and the second major surface of the buttress element; advancing the tip of the stylet of the brachytherapy delivery device through the channel until at least a portion of the radioactive material is located in the channel; and separating the carrier line from the stylet after advancing the tip of the stylet through the channel, such that the radioactive material in the channel is located between the first major surface and the second major surface of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of assembling a buttress element with radioactive material, the method comprising:
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inserting a brachytherapy delivery device into a channel in a buttress element, wherein the brachytherapy delivery device comprises a carrier line and a stylet, the carrier line comprising a length extending between a first end and a second end, wherein radioactive material is distributed along the carrier line in a plurality of radioactive seeds, and the stylet extending from a base to a tip, wherein the first end of the carrier line is attached to the stylet proximate the base of the stylet, and wherein the buttress element comprises a body in the form of a sheet comprising a thickness, wherein the thickness is measured between a first major surface and a second major surface, and wherein the body is constructed of one or more biocompatible materials, and wherein the channel is formed in the body, the channel extending from a first end to a second end, and wherein the channel is located between the first major surface and the second major surface of the buttress element; advancing the tip of the stylet of the brachytherapy delivery device through the channel until at least some radioactive seeds of the plurality of radioactive seeds are located in the channel; and separating the carrier line from the stylet after advancing the tip of the stylet through the channel such that the radioactive seeds located in the channel are retained in the channel between the first major surface and the second major surface of the body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of assembling a buttress element with radioactive material, the method comprising:
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inserting a brachytherapy delivery device into a channel in a buttress element, wherein the brachytherapy delivery device comprises a carrier line and a stylet, the carrier line comprising a length extending between a first end and a second end, wherein radioactive material is distributed along the carrier line, and the stylet extending from a base to a tip, wherein the first end of the carrier line is attached to the stylet proximate the base of the stylet, and wherein the buttress element comprises a body in the form of a sheet comprising a thickness, wherein the thickness is measured between a first major surface and a second major surface, and wherein the body is constructed of one or more biocompatible materials, and wherein the channel is formed in the body, the channel extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the channel is located between the first major surface and the second major surface of the buttress element, and further wherein the channel is formed between two layers of buttress material attached together along opposing edges of the channel; advancing the tip of the stylet of the brachytherapy delivery device through the channel until at least a portion of the radioactive material is located in the channel; and separating the carrier line from the stylet after the radioactive material is located in the channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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