WO2007021449A3 - Implants for use in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy that resist migration and rotation - Google Patents

Implants for use in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy that resist migration and rotation Download PDF

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WO2007021449A3
WO2007021449A3 PCT/US2006/028398 US2006028398W WO2007021449A3 WO 2007021449 A3 WO2007021449 A3 WO 2007021449A3 US 2006028398 W US2006028398 W US 2006028398W WO 2007021449 A3 WO2007021449 A3 WO 2007021449A3
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radiation therapy
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Gary A Lamoureux
James Matons
Warren Johnston
Matthew Bouffard
Warren Rice
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Gary A Lamoureux
James Matons
Warren Johnston
Matthew Bouffard
Warren Rice
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N5/1027—Interstitial radiation therapy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N2005/1019—Sources therefor
    • A61N2005/1023—Means for creating a row of seeds, e.g. spacers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N2005/1019—Sources therefor
    • A61N2005/1024—Seeds

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Therapeutic members and strands for use in brachytherapy are designed to reduce the tendency for the members and strands (and thus the radioactive sources, thermal ablation implants and/or radiopaque makers, etc. therein) to migrate and/or rotate within a patient's body. In one embodiment a member includes a radioactive source and a material that encapsulates the radioactive source. Such encapsulating material, which is preferably, but not necessarily, bioabsorbable, is likely polymeric or some other plastic material. An outer surface of the encapsulating material includes at least one protrusion, and preferably a plurality of protrusions, to reduce the tendency of the member to migrate and rotate within a patient's body after implantation. Other embodiments are also provided.
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