Patent ID: 9320517
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A target positioning method for external beam radiation therapy comprising: positioning a cannula within tissue of a human body; transferring an implant in the cannula from the cannula into the tissue of the human body, the implant comprising a single suture thread and at least one marker consisting essentially of a solid single unitary body defining an aperture through which the single suture thread is passed only once prior to the transferring; removing the cannula from the human body; securing the implant to the tissue by attaching the single suture thread of the implant to the tissue, the secured implant providing a stable target; aiming a radiation beam from an external beam radiation source at the at least one marker of the secured implant; and, activating the radiation beam subsequent to the securing and aiming.