Abstract: A radiation target is provided. The radiation target includes an implant, which includes a marker comprising a channel defined therethrough from one end of the marker to an opposite end of the marker. The implant further comprises a single non-looping suture thread disposed within the channel and a coating applied to both the single non-looping suture thread and to the marker.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 23, 2016
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2018
Assignee:
SURGICAL RADIATION PRODUCTS, LLC
Inventors:
John D. Corbitt, Jr., Lori Anthony, Kishore Kumar Dass, Jay Sussman
Abstract: A radiation targeting system is provided. The system can include an introducer and an implant. The implant can be disposed within a cannula of the introducer and the implant can include a wire stem and multiple different wire branches each extending outwardly from a proximal portion of the wire stem. A radiation source can then be used to target the implant so that radiation therapy can be delivered to a patient. Optionally, a loader and a trocar can be included with the system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 12, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2016
Assignee:
Surgical Radiation Products, LLC
Inventors:
John D. Corbitt, Jr., Lori Anthony, Kishore Kumar Dass