Patent ID: 8684899
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for brachytherapy in a lumpectomy cavity of a breast, comprising: positioning a distal end of a brachytherapy device within the cavity, the brachytherapy device comprising an inner tube, and a plurality of source lumen tubes located around the inner tube and including distal ends secured together with the inner tube at the distal end disposed within the body cavity, the source lumen tubes comprising proximal portions sufficiently long to extend outside the breast; expanding an expandable surface portion located between a proximal end and the distal end of the device within the cavity, the source lumen tubes defining a curved configuration within the cavity; positioning a source of radiation within one source lumen of the source lumen tubes, and positioning a source of radiation within another source lumen of the source lumen tubes when in the curved configuration, said positioning steps carried out according to a brachytherapy treatment plan.