Patent ID: 8360950
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61F,A61M,A61N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A brachytherapy device for irradiating tissue surrounding a body cavity within a patient, comprising: an elongated shaft having an inner lumen, a wall at least in part defining the inner lumen, a plurality of lumens within the wall and a central longitudinal axis; a distal shaft portion having a treatment location and a plurality of longitudinally separated wall segments, with at least one of the wall segments having a lumen extending therein configured to receive a radiation source; and a support member extending within the distal shaft portion to support the plurality of longitudinally separated wall segments in off-set positions, wherein the support member has an inner lumen which is in fluid communication with the inner lumen defined by the wall of the elongated shaft and which is configured to receive the radiation source, wherein the inner lumen of the support member has a tubular member therein which has a lumen that receives the radiation source, and wherein the inner lumen of the shaft has a tubular member therein which has a lumen in fluid communication with the lumen of the tubular member within the support member which directs the radiation source to the lumen of the tubular member within the support member.