Intravascular radiation delivery device
CA 2276893 A1 · Owner: Weinhous, Martin S. · Inventors: Ciezki, Jay P.; Jung, Eugene J. Jr.; Weinhous, Martin S.
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A device and method for precisely delivering dosage of radiation from a radiation source to a treatment site of a vessel is provided herein. In one embodiment, the device includes a catheter which inserts into a vessel lumen of the body. The catheter includes an adjuster section for altering a portion of, the radiation emitting radially from the radiation source so that the radiation, source delivers an asymmetrical radiation profile to the vessel. The device can also include a catheter supporter which inhibits rotational deformation in the catheter between a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end. This allows the delivery section to be precisely rotated to properly position the …
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- Filed July 5, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 5, 2019.
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