Patent ID: 9132282
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A brachytherapy applicator device for insertion in a body cavity, comprising: an applicator shaped for insertion in the body cavity, the applicator including connectable parts, which include an inner part and an outer sleeve part, wherein at least the outer sleeve part has a form following wall surface shaped to follow the body cavity, and wherein either an inner wall surface of the sleeve part or an outer wall surface of the inner part has a multichannel open groove structure distanced from the form following wall surface, so as to guide a plurality of catheters along grooves in the groove structure along the inner wall surface of the sleeve part or the outer all surface of the inner part, wherein the device further includes a cap having cap connectors connectable to a proximal end of the applicator, the cap having a catheter locking structure aligned with the groove structure, wherein the catheter locking structure is formed by a keyhole provided in the cap and aligned with a corresponding groove of the open groove structure, and wherein the cap can be rotated to lock at least one of the plurality of catheters in the keyhole.