Patent ID: 9623261
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim:
1. An assembly for performing brachytherapy treatment of tumour tissue in a human or animal body, comprising: an interstitial needle-assembly for delivering treatment to the tumour tissue and having a hollow catheter channel and a guidance channel through which the hollow catheter channel is movable, an intracavitary component for insertion into a body cavity, and a guiding unit, wherein the guiding unit has a longitudinal axis and is connectable to the intracavitary component, wherein the guiding unit is releasably connected to a distal end of the guidance channel by a coupler such that passage of the hollow catheter channel through a guidance opening in the guiding unit secures the guidance channel to the guiding unit, and wherein the guidance channel has a proximal end provided with a securing element configured to secure the hollow catheter channel against movement in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.