Patent ID: 11957932
Assignee: POINTSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A brachytherapy source delivery device comprising:
a first tissue-piercing leg having proximal and distal ends;
a second tissue-piercing leg having proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal ends of the first and second tissue-piercing legs are joined at a span section in a first angular orientation with respect to each other; and
a carrier element formed at, or attached to, the span section, the carrier element configured to support a radioactive brachytherapy source;
each of the first and second tissue-piercing legs including a straight distal leg section and a contiguous straight proximal leg section;
the contiguous straight distal leg section and straight proximal leg section of each tissue-piercing leg joined so as to form respective and facing obtuse angles therebetween;
wherein the distal ends of the first and second legs are curved inward toward each other to form respective barbs to pierce a tissue when engaged toward each other into a closed position; and
wherein for each tissue-piercing leg the proximal leg section is shorter in length than the distal leg section.