Patent ID: 9642999
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim:
1. A gynecological brachytherapy applicator, comprising: an elongate cylindrical body having a proximal end and a distal end in a longitudinal axis, the elongate body comprising a modular support matrix comprising a plurality of discreet units having a plurality of source lumens extending at least partially through the plurality of discreet units, and the plurality of discreet units collectively defining an arrangement of the source lumens within the elongate body, wherein the plurality of discreet units are radially expandable, providing the elongate body an unexpanded configuration and a radially expanded configuration; wherein the plurality of discreet units comprise a plurality of modular segments assembled around the longitudinal axis to collectively define a central lumen, wherein each of the plurality of modular segments has a shape in the unexpanded configuration of the elongate body and retains the shape in the radially expanded configuration of the elongate body.