Patent ID: 7273445
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An ocular brachytherapy device, comprising: a catheter for deliver of a radioactive treatment proximal to an affected area selected for treatment; an elongated wire, having radioactive material on a single edge thereon, the wire being formed from a material having a shape memory and being imparted with a coil spring shape when extended from the catheter, the wire being re-elongated for insertion into the catheter; the wire and catheter being introduced near the affected area and the wire being pushed out from the catheter such that it reforms the desired shape in the vicinity of the area to be treated; the wire being placed in the affected area such that the radioactive edge is proximal the area to be treated; and the catheter further comprises a balloon and means to fill the balloon with a radio opaque material so as to provide shielding, against radiation, when the device is used in ocular brachytherapy.