Patent ID: 8752701

Claim:
A packaging system for pre-connected strands of brachytherapy seeds separated by connectors, the system comprising: a plurality of pre-connected strands of brachytherapy seeds separated by connectors, wherein the plurality of pre-connected strands is customized for a particular patient; an inner tray including an inner tray configuration having a plurality of recesses, wherein: each individual recess conforms to a pre-connected strand, multiple recesses conform to multiple different strand configurations in a non-overlapping and organized manner, and the inner tray configuration includes at least a first individual recess no greater than a first length and a second individual recess no greater than a second length, the first length being greater than the second length; wherein the inner tray configuration holds the plurality of pre-connected strands in a manner that permits visual confirmation of load configurations while the plurality of pre-connected strands are held in the inner tray configuration and also permits direct access to the plurality of pre-connected strands for on-site loading.