Abstract: A cell network management system comprises a user interface with navigation components and screen components, a web server component, and a database component. A workstation connects to the web server component via a browser. The user interface transmits configuration data to the workstation in the form of hypertext markup language. The workstation uses the navigation components to navigate through screen components displaying different levels of configuration data.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal device such as a cellular telephone is provided with a preliminary identifier stored in memory. The identifier allows access to a cellular network for verification and provides essentially unique identification by the network, but is insufficient to allow further use of the network. During verification, the identifier is analyzed by a cellular network processor and a determination is made whether the cellular telephone should have restricted access to the network. Upon favorable completion of the identifier analysis, a signal may be transmitted to the cellular telephone that allows the cellular telephone to have less restricted access to the network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synchronizing a space telecommunications system comprising at least one satellite and several user terminals, each satellite comprising: off-line and real time means (20) delivering tracking measurements; a means for processing these measurements so as to smooth them through an orbit model in order to provide accurate orbit restitution and real time synchronization information; and a means (21) for transmitting the information to the user terminals (22).

Abstract: The signal translating repeater is located in the aircraft and enables a traditional ground-based mobile subscriber station to provide wireless telecommunication services to a subscriber in both the terrestrial (ground-based) and non-terrestrial regions. The signal translating repeater receives frequency translated cell site cellular signals, comprising cellular radio frequency communication signals from a cell site that are in a mode compatible with ground-based cellular communications but shifted in frequency from the standard ground-based cellular radio frequency communication signals to other radio frequencies that are allocated for non-terrestrial cellular communications.

Abstract: The invention is a system and method of controlling an application level of access of a subscriber to a network. The method includes sending an identification of the subscriber and an application level of access to be provided to the subscriber from a visited network of a plurality of networks (12, 14, 16) connected to a home network (10); in response to the identification of the subscriber and an application level of access to be provided to the subscriber, storing a subscriber profile of the authorized application level of access to be provided to the subscriber; and controlling access of the subscriber to any network dependent upon a comparison of the application level of service to be provided to the subscriber and the stored subscriber profile.

Abstract: A process for validating a roaming user who seeks access to a communications network operated by a first service provider is provided. The process includes determining that the user is associated with a second service provider and automatically sending a temporary deferring or denying message to the user when the user is associated with the second service provider; requesting registration data for the user to the second service provider; and validating or invalidating the user based on the registration data from the second service provider.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for speeding up AAL2 connection setup during handover in advanced cellular networks. Connection parameters for the current AAL2 connection are bundled and transferred in a single message to be used setting up a new AAL2 connection in the coverage area. The method includes requesting a new AAL2 connection from a destination access network to a remote AAL2 peer by a serving access network, initiating an AAL2 connection setup by the destination access network upon receiving a handover request from a serving access network, bundling AAL2 connection parameters associated with an old AAL2 connection by the serving access network, transferring the bundled AAL2 connection parameters to the destination access network and establishing a new AAL2 connection to the remote AAL2 peer connection by the destination access network using the transferred AAL2 connection parameters.

Abstract: A method of processing a handover request from a base station controller (BSC) of a GSM (Global System for Mobile communication)-type network. The method comprises the steps of passing a handover request with GSM-type parameters from a base station controller (BSC) through a Master Switching Center (MSC) of the GSM-type network to a UMTS core network (CN) and to a Radio Network Controller (RNC) of the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) network, translating the GSM-type parameters to UTRAN parameters in the Radio Network Controller (RNC), and allocating UTRAN resources in response to the translated parameters.

Abstract: Radio network subsystems (RNSs) are provided that are in communications with a core network (CN). One of the RNSs is an SRNS, and another RNS is a target RNS (TRNS). The SRNS is in wireless communications with a mobile unit to provide service data units (SDUs) from the CN to the mobile unit. The SRNS associates a sequence number (SN) with each of the SDUs, and the mobile unit is capable of confirming to the SRNS SDUs received from the SRNS. Forwarding information is provided by SRNS to the TRNS. The forwarding information includes SDUs unconfirmed as received by the mobile unit, a first SN that is the SN of the sequentially earliest unconfirmed SDU, and a second SN that is the SN of the sequentially last unconfirmed SDU actually transmitted to the mobile unit by the SRNS. Finally, the TRNS is made the new SRNS for the mobile unit.

Abstract: A determining section 106 compares received signal strengths of the respective pilot signals stored in a strength table 105 with a predetermined threshold of received signal strength, and reports a pilot signal exceeding the predetermined threshold to a control section 107. The control section 107 instructs a strength extracting section 104 to increase the number of received signal strength extraction times of the pilot signal exceeding the predetermined threshold. The strength extracting section 104 extracts received signal strengths from the respective pilot signals based on the instructed number of times. The strength table 105 detects the received signal strengths of the respective pilot signals at timing when the number of received signal strength extraction times reaches the predetermined number of times.

Abstract: A method for setting a protocol revision value for determining an environment of a service provided by a second base station by a mobile station during a handoff from a first base station to the second base station in an idle state in a mobile communication system including the first base station and the second base station neighboring the first base station, a service supported by the second base station being different from a service supported by the first base station. The mobile station receives an extended system parameter message (ESPM) from the second base station; compares a length of the received ESPM with a length of a preset ESPM; and sets a protocol revision value of the mobile station according to a protocol revision value included in the received ESPM, if the length of the received ESPM is equal to or longer than the length of the preset ESPM.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for handoff to a rescue channel is introduced without the need to send and receive handoff control messages. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, coordination of the rescue procedure at the infrastructure and mobile station is provided first by disabling the mobile transmitter followed by subsequent detection of signal loss and frame erasures at the serving cells, then by enabling the mobile transmitter followed by subsequent detection of signal by a rescue cell, and finally by enabling the rescue cell channel transmitter followed by subsequent detection and reception of signal and frames by the mobile.

Abstract: A mobile terminal user (16) can trigger a handoff from a first radio access node (18) to a second radio access node (30) in a communications network by making such a request to one of the two nodes. The request made by the mobile terminal user (16) will trigger in the network (10) a command to relocate (handoff) the mobile terminal user. In response to the command, the mobile terminal user is assigned to the second radio access node (30) and is released from the first radio access node (18).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to various methods and systems for locating people and routing telephone calls to telephone stations selected by the called party. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the system may include wireless personal units and a location and routing unit adapted to locate the personal units and to route an incoming call intended for a telephone user associated with a particular personal unit to any one of the telephone stations selected by the telephone user.

Abstract: A frequency format for use in a GSM (Global System for Mobile telecommunication) system. The frequency format comprises first information for defining a frequency list, said first information being arranged in a first octet; second information for defining a length of the frequency list, said second information being arranged in a second octet; first and second format IDs (identifications) being arranged in a specific part of a third octet; a plurality of basic frequencies arranged in a remaining part of the third octet to the last octet; and a plurality of bit maps each arranged between the basic frequencies. The number of the basic frequencies is varied depending on the length of the frequency list and the number of the bit maps between the basic frequencies.

Abstract: A system apparatus for wireless communication that includes receiving, receiving data for a subscriber, determining the subscriber to whom the data is addressed, determining which cell the subscriber currently resides, and transmitting the data accordingly.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and arrangements facilitate information interexchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider. For example, a business-to-business (B2B) engine includes one or more logic modules for interfacing with the telecommunications network and with the information service provider. The B2B engine facilitates the reporting of, e.g., realtime information from the telecommunications network to the information service provider. This realtime information may include subscriber unit location that is proactively sent by the subscriber unit to the B2B engine for forwarding to the information service provider. To avoid possibly congesting the telecommunications network, the B2B engine is empowered to monitor the number of proactively-transmitted location messages and to limit them if they exceed a defined threshold.

Abstract: A system for, and method of, disseminating global positioning information through a telecommunications network. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a receiver that collects global positioning signals and generates global positioning information based thereon and (2) a mixer, coupled to the receiver, that combines the global positioning information with user traffic to allow the global positioning information to be communicated with the user traffic through the telecommunications network to a recipient.

Abstract: An enterprise communication system comprises a wireless transceiver and a server. The wireless transceiver is located within the enterprise and receives a hand-off for a wireless communication device from a public network base station in response to the wireless communication device entering an enterprise cell. The enterprise cell is located in a public network cell of the public network base station. The wireless transceiver communicates over an air interface with the wireless communication device. The server determines the positioning of the wireless communication device within the enterprise and selects information for the enterprise based on the positioning. The server transfers the information for the enterprise to the wireless communication device through the wireless transceiver.

Abstract: A method for obtaining location data for use by a peripheral device such as a printer or copier that may be moved from time to time has steps of querying portable second devices such as PDA's, personal computers, and the like that may be near to the peripheral and that may have RTLS capabilities for location data. Preferably, a step of detecting a trigger event such as a time-out or an interrupt causes the peripheral to either initiate a search for a second device or to initiate a location data query with a second device already in communication with the peripheral. The location data obtained from the second device is preferably assigned a distance factor value corresponding to how close the second device is to the peripheral. The peripheral location data will regularly be updated with more reliable location data as it is obtained. Further, the location data may be broadcast to a network connected to the peripheral device so that all users of the network can easily locate the peripheral device.

Abstract: A cell assignment process strives to minimize the number of cells assigned to mobile terminals involved in any given group call session in both circuit-switched and packet-data environments. In one embodiment, when a cell assignment trigger event is encountered during a group call, the decision whether to change cells or not is based at least in part upon whether the relevant cell is already participating in that group call session with another mobile terminal or not. If so, the cell assignment process preferentially selects such a cell for switching to or avoids changing cell assignment if already assigned there. In another embodiment other cells involved in the group call session are actively sought out and the cell assignments of the mobile terminals involved in the group call session are changed to those cells, even when the signal quality may be acceptable in the current cell.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing dormant-wakeup latency in a group communication network provides for a significant reduction in the actual total dormant-wakeup time and the PTT latency perceived by the talker through caching the network-initiated wakeup triggers destined for target listeners, and delivering a wakeup trigger to a target mobile station as soon as the target mobile station has re-established its traffic channel.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of detecting whether data exists in a received signal while a mobile communication terminal is in discontinuous transmission mode is disclosed. The apparatus and method comprises generating and transmitting a forward power control command for providing the forward power control, and performing forward power control in a mobile communication system. According to the forward power control method, a power control command is generated based on a received frame including a plurality of slots each of which includes power control bits.

Abstract: A method is provided for estimating the SIR of signals transmitted between a mobile unit and a base station, wherein the signals comprise pilot and data symbol blocks transmitted during each of a succession of time slots. Initially, the signals of a group of slots are directed to the receiver, which may be either the mobile unit receiver or the base station receiver. SIR estimates and corresponding power changes are computed for each slot in the initial group, employing only respective pilot symbols thereof. The SIR estimates derived from the initial slot group are used to compute the delay time of power control commands sent from the receiver to the transmitter, in order to adjust the power level thereof. The SIR for signals of a specified slot, which follows the initial slot group, is then estimated from the time delay, from the pilot block of the specified slot, and from the data block of the slot immediately preceding the specified slot, collectively.

Abstract: There is disclosed a provisioning system for use in a wireless network comprising a group of base stations that communicate with mobile stations. The provisioning system provisions unprovisioned mobile stations and prevents unprovisioned mobile stations from accessing an Internet protocol (IP) data network through the wireless network. The provisioning system comprises a provisioning controller that retrieve provisioning data from a provisioning server associated with the IP data network and causes a first base station to transmit the retrieved provisioning data to a first unprovisioned mobile station in a first traffic channel established between the first base station and the first unprovisioned mobile station. The provisioning system prevents any unprovisioned mobile station from accessing the wireless network except by means of a traffic channel, thereby preventing the unprovisioned mobile station from making an unauthorized access to the Internet via a data call to a base station.

Abstract: A personal communications apparatus, for example a cellular telephone handset, has an antenna diversity arrangement comprising first and second antennas (102A, 102B) arranged with their polarisation axes slanted with respect to the median plane of the handset body (218). By a suitable choice of inclination angles one of the antennas can be arranged to be substantially vertical in use, whether by right or left handed users, thereby improving received signal strength from a vertically polarised base station. The arrangement also enhances diversity operation, since the correlation between the field strengths received by the antennas is reduced by their relative orientation. When the apparatus is used in a system employing a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) techniques, the apparatus preferably includes a 2D Rake receiver for mitigating the effects of multipath fading and interference.

Abstract: Inter-system handover, for instance from WCDMA to GSM, is facilitated by transmitting a pilot from each neighboring GSM cell on the WCDMA carrier, thereby avoiding any need for a dual-system mobile station.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for upgrading a telecommunication system including a central office (CO), a digital loop carrier (DLC), and a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE). Broadly, the present invention is realized by the retrofit of a DLC to enable the DLC to communicate with a CO through high bandwidth wireless transmissions. The high bandwidth wireless transmissions accommodate much larger data throughput than previously accommodated through the copper “backhaul” of multiple T1 circuits. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a telecommunications system comprises a CO, a DLC, and a plurality of CPE. Each of the plurality of CPE are electrically connected to the DLC. A radio frequency (RF) interface circuit is disposed at the DLC, along with one or more DSL line cards. A first wireless transceiver disposed at the DLC, and is electrically connected to the radio frequency interface circuit.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing power consumed by an integrated electronic device. The device includes a personal data assistant (PDA) unit and a wireless telephone integrated in a common housing. A common display on the housing is used for displaying messages from both the PDA and the wireless telephone to a user. A controller, coupled to the wireless telephone, places the wireless telephone in a power-off state after expiration of a predetermined period of time following cessation of voice traffic activity on the wireless telephone. The controller switches the wireless telephone from the power-off state to a power-on state if, during operation in the power-off state, a user begins an attempt to place an outgoing call with the wireless telephone. The wireless telephone is unable to receive an incoming call when the wireless telephone is in the power-off state.

Abstract: A wireless communication device having an accessory port and a processor to detect when an external accessory is coupled to the accessory port, and then identify the type of external accessory. A data line connects the external accessory to the wireless communication device, the data line being a portion of a pulse code modulation (PCM) port in the accessory port. The processor senses activity on this data line, including a signal transmitted by the external accessory indicative of when the external accessory is coupled to the wireless communication device. The processor further senses identification data associated with the external accessory, with the identification data including an identification code of the external accessory. The processor generates a clock signal, and the external accessory transmits the identification data to the wireless communication device over the data line in response to the clock signal. In this fashion, the processor repeatedly senses the transmitted identification data.

Abstract: A method for sharing Walsh codes between at least two mobile stations operating simultaneously in a Control Hold Medium Access Control (MAC) state in Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), whereby for each respective mobile station, upon entry of the respective mobile station into the Control Hold MAC state, a gating rate 1/x to be used by the respective mobile station, wherein x is greater than one, is determined. A Walsh code being used by less than x mobile stations in the control hold MAC state is identified and allocated to the respective mobile station to thereby define a channel of communication for the respective mobile station.

Abstract: An announcement broadcasting apparatus in a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), comprising a message storage unit for storing a plurality of external announcement messages therein, a message sending/receiving interface responsive to an announcement message sending request from a higher-order processor for reading parallel data from the message storage unit, converting the read parallel data into serial data and outputting the converted serial data, a unique message information storage unit for storing information about locations and sizes of the announcement messages stored in the message storage unit and outputting the stored information about the location and size of a corresponding one of the announcement messages in response to the announcement message sending request from the higher-order processor, and a controller responsive to the announcement message sending request from the higher-order processor for detecting information about a location and size of each phoneme of the corresponding a

Abstract: A cellular phone has back light illumination for its display unit and a key unit, and is capable of receiving internet information, receiving karaoke songs, or receiving and sending electronic mails. In the case that the cellular phone is used for electronic mailing, it is checked whether the cellular phone is operated in a character/number input mode. If it is not in the input mode, only the display unit and a function key part of the key unit are illuminated. A ten key part of the key unit is illuminated only when it is to be manipulated to change display on the display unit. In the case of executing the internet function or the karaoke function, the illumination control for the display unit and the key unit is controlled in the similar manner.

Abstract: Disclosed is an alerting device for an incoming call with an earphone jack of a portable mobile phone for notifying a user of an incoming call or an alarm from outside of the portable mobile phone. The alerting device of a portable mobile phone including an earphone jack for connecting an earphone with an earphone operator for operating the earphone includes an external incoming notifying device. The notifying system further includes a discriminator, an incoming notifying operator, a selector and a controller installed in the portable mobile phone. The external incoming notifying device includes at least one incoming notifying element, and an earphone jack connector for connecting the incoming notifying elements to the earphone jack. The discriminator, connected with the earphone jack, determines which device of the earphone and the external incoming notifying device is connected to the earphone jack. The incoming notifying operator operates the external incoming notifying device.

Abstract: A method of canceling echoes in a telecommunications system wherein an exchange of information takes place between a local subscriber and a subscriber at the remote end of a transmission link and at least one subscriber is assigned an echo canceller, the parameters of which are set as a function of an echo delay time (i). The signs of the signal x(t) transmitted by a subscriber and the signal y(t) received by the subscriber can be determined at equidistant time intervals (Ti) so that sign sequences arise which are stored and compared with one another, and in the event of a direct correspondence or a correspondence as a result of an inversion of the sign sequences of the received signal y(t) and of the transmitted signal x(t) the received signal y(t) is detected as an echo and the echo delay time (i) is calculated.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system to minimize the timing errors introduced by the use of a sleep clock, utilized in timing a sleep period, for a mobile station. Further, the present invention restarts a high frequency reference clock after the sleep period with a zero mean time error to ensure that the receiver of the mobile station is properly synchronized with a base station for the receipt of pages. A low frequency sleep clock is calibrated with respect to a high frequency reference clock during a pre-defined calibration period. Based upon the calibration, a calibration error for the sleep clock is determined. Next, a wake-up time error is calculated, based upon the calibration error, to compensate for the error of the sleep clock. The wake-up time error compensates for the error of the sleep clock during the sleep period such that the reference clock restarts at the end of the sleep period with a zero mean time error.

Abstract: A wireless telephone system comprises a mobile station having its reception portion turned on in timed relationship with paging channels contained in a sending signal having been issued from a telephone exchange to the mobile station through a base station, and has the reception portion de-energized in the remaining period of time, so that the intermittent standby reception operation is performed. The exchange sends a paging message in both an intermittent superframe reception group and a paging channel group, for which groups the mobile station is waiting. The unit receives broadcast information, specifies the intermittent superframe reception group on the basis of the contents of intermittent standby information contained in the broadcast information, and performs its intermittent standby reception operation in the reception group having been thus specified.

Abstract: A wireless telephone (200) has a power supply (102), which supplies power to a counter (104), a processor (106), a wireless modem (108), and a transceiver (110). The transceiver (110) communicates with the outside world through an antenna (112). The processor exchanges signals with a clock-calendar (114). When the telephone is in power-conservation mode, the processor opens a switch (216) between the power supply and the transceiver and modem. A second switch (218) is interposed between the power supply (102) and the processor (106), and is under the control of the counter (204). Thus, in power-conservation mode, only the counter draws power. Power-conservation mode (302) may be exited by external command (304), a signal from the clock-calendar (306), or an attempt to place an outgoing call (308).

Abstract: A portable radio device which effectively prevents the property of transmission of radio waves from being degraded due to the user's body, is disclosed. A housing of the portable radio device has a lower end portion shaped to protrude from the major surface of the housing and taper down towards the lower end of the housing. An antenna is provided within the lower end portion.

Abstract: A fully transposed composite superconductor can be especially used for AD devices and contains subconductors composed according to the Roebel bar principle and containing TC superconducting material. Superconductors are provided, that can be laterally bent in the plain of their width B so that the bending radius R is more than 100 times the width B and the bending zone length Hsue et al. '352 publication is more than 20 times the width B. The device for producing the conductor includes devices disposed in series for combining, bending, assembling to a Roebel bar, and fixating the subcontractors.

Abstract: An optical sensor includes photoemitter and photodetector elements at multiple spacings (d1, d2) for the purpose of measuring the bulk absorptivity (&agr;) of an area immediately surrounding and including a hemodialysis access site, and the absorptivity (&agr;o) of the tissue itself. At least one photoemitter element and at least one photodetector element are provided, the total number of photoemitter and photodetector elements being at least three. The photoemitter and photodetector elements are collinear and alternatingly arranged, thereby allowing the direct transcutaneous determination of vascular access blood flow.

Abstract: Methods for measuring analyte concentration within a tissue using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Radiation is generated, and a first portion of the radiation is directed to the tissue to generate backscattered radiation. A second portion of the radiation is directed to a reflector to generate reference radiation. The backscattered radiation and the reference radiation is detected to produce an interference signal. The analyte concentration is calculated using the interference signal.

Abstract: A method of determining a quantitative statement concerning the quality of a medical measurement signal in pulsoximetry includes the steps of determining factors relevant to the measurement signal and interlinking the factors by means of an uncertain logic into a quality indicator. The factors relate to combinations selected from the group consisting of signal recording, signal processing, and signal evaluation. The uncertain logic includes fuzzy logic. The quality indicator quantitatively describes a quality of a determined measurement value of the measurement signal.

Abstract: A pulse oximeter sensor has both a reusable and a disposable portion. The reusable portion of the sensor preserves the relatively long-lived and costly emitter, detector and connector components. The disposable portion of the sensor is the relatively inexpensive adhesive tape component that is used to secure the sensor to a measurement site, typically a patient's finger or toe. The disposable portion of the sensor is removably attached to the reusable portion in a manner that allows the disposable portion to be readily replaced when the adhesive is expended or the tape becomes soiled or excessively worn. The disposable portion may also contain an information element useful for sensor identification or for security purposes to insure patient safety. A conductive element that allows a pulse oximeter monitor to read the information element is located on the disposable portion in such a way that continuity is broken when the adhesive tape become torn, such as upon removal from the measurement site.

Abstract: The two-dimensional velocity vector using a pulsed ultrasound field can be determined with the invention. The method uses a focused ultrasound field along the velocity direction for probing the moving medium under investigation. Several pulses are emitted and the focused received fields along the velocity direction are cross-correlated. The time shift between received signals is found from the peak in the cross-correlation function and the velocity is thereby determined.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a “just-in-time” localizer image of an object of interest from which a high resolution image can be based is disclosed herein. The “just-in-time” localizer image is acquired based on at least one of a default localizer image of the object of interest, a precursor image of the object of interest, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set associated with the object of interest. The “just-in-time” localizer image and the high resolution image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment.

Abstract: A system which coordinates proton beam irradiation with an open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit to achieve near-simultaneous, noninvasive localization and radiotherapy of various cell lines in various anatomic locations. A reference image of the target aids in determining a treatment plan and repositioning the patient within the MRI unit for later treatments. The patient is located within the MRI unit so that the target and the proton beam are coincident. MRI monitors the location of the target. Target irradiation occurs when the target and the proton beam are coincident as indicated by the MRI monitoring. The patient rotates relative to the radiation source. The target again undergoes monitoring and selective irradiation. The rotation and selective irradiation during MRI monitoring repeats according to the treatment plan.

Abstract: A dual pointing device to be used in cooperation with an imaging apparatus, a tracking system, and an object to be imaged. The dual pointing device provides a means for tracking a point on in image in both the image's frame of reference and Euclidean absolute coordinates. This is accomplished by having two tracking systems follow the dual pointing device. Since the two tracking systems follow the same physical device, and since one tracking system operates in the image coordinates while the other tracking system operates in the absolute coordinates, the device makes it possible to effect automatic transformations between the two systems. More specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the dual pointing device, which is intended for use with a magnetic resonance imager, the absolute tracking system is based on infra-red reflectors on the device that are tracked by an infrared transponder.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for use within an image-guided surgical navigation system for facilitating the combined positioning and orientation of multiple surgical implements. A tool guide having multiple cannulas is tracked by a surgical navigation system in real time. Position data of the tool guide is registered and combined with pre-acquired images by the navigation computer. Concurrent graphical representations of the plurality of cannulas are superimposed over the images and displayed. The display allows the surgeon to place the tool guide into the patient's body and position and orient the plurality of cannulas which are then used to place each of the implements.

Abstract: 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 adjuster section within the vessel lumen.