Patents Assigned to Nuvletron Operations B.V.
  • Brachytherapy source assembly
    Patent number: 10166403
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a brachytherapy source assembly including a guiding wire and a brachytherapy capsule located at a distal end of the guiding wire. The capsule includes a chamber defined by a wall for holding a radioactive source. At least a portion of an exterior surface of the wall of the capsule includes at least one of a friction-reducing coating, a wear-resistant coating, and a wear-indication coating a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Nuvletron Operations B.V.
    Inventors: Pier Bakker, Wim de Jager, Arie Luite Visscher, Henk Vreeken