Patent ID: 9320915
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. An intrauterine brachytherapy method, comprising: providing an intrauterine brachytherapy tandem and ovoid colpostat system, the tandem having a tandem proximal section detachable from a tandem distal section having a proximal end; attaching the tandem proximal section to the proximal end of the tandem distal section to provide an assembled tandem; inserting the assembled tandem into a patient's uterus; intracavitarily placing the ovoid within a vagina of said patient, this intracavitary placing being in association with said tandem insertion; treating by radiation at least one intracavitary location of the patient by way of radiation dosage at the colpostat of the ovoid or tandem; and detaching the tandem proximal section from the tandem distal section, and removing the ovoid and the tandem proximal section from the patient while retaining the tandem distal section within the uterus of the patient for subsequent treating.