Patent ID: 8449440
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a first housing for a radioactive source; a second housing for the radioactive source; and a guide tube to couple the first housing with the second housing, wherein the first housing has a first electronic tag, the second housing has a second electronic tag, and the guide tube has a third electronic tag, wherein the first housing, the second housing and the guide tube use at least the three electronic tags to communicate with each other to confirm automatically a delivery path for the radioactive source, wherein communication comprises signaling information related to a first coupling of the first housing to one end of the guide tube and signaling information related to a second coupling of the second housing to a different second end of the guide tube by relaying from the second electronic tag to the first electronic tag through the third electronic tag, the information related to the second coupling of the second housing to the different second end of the guide tube.