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Patent Inventor Names
Gary A. Lamoureux0
Richard A. Terwilliger0
Date of Patent
March 7, 2006
0Patent Application Number
107163280
Date Filed
November 18, 2003
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Patent abstract
A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy uses a seed strand composed of a plurality of tubular shaped, hollow radioactive seeds with a bore. The seed strand as assembled with a material provided in the bore and between the spaced seeds is axially stiff and radially flexible and is bioabsorbable in living tissue.
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