Patent ID: 8696539
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A surgical procedure for treating a tumor in a living body, comprising: (a) surgically removing at least a portion of said tumor thereby creating a resection cavity in the living body's remaining tissue; (b) evaluating the size of the removed portion of the tumor; (c) making a biodegradable mold of the removed portion of the tumor to form a biodegradable positioning device having a pre-shaped molded body having a volume substantially equal to a volume of the resection cavity before insertion into the resection cavity; (d) placing the biodegradable positioning device, including the pre-shaped molded body having at least one tubular hole for allowing positioning of a therapeutic device, in said cavity so that the biodegradable positioning device occupies said cavity; and (e) inserting the therapeutic device in the at least one tubular hole; and (f) treating remaining tissue surrounding said cavity by the therapeutic device.