Patent ID: 8808156

Claim:
An applicator for delivering any of a plurality of predetermined radiation fields to a target in intraoperative radiotherapy, the applicator comprising: a panel; at least one first pair of first and second grippers pivotally connected to the panel, each gripper having a loop on an end configured to receive a catheter, the loop connected to an arm and the arm pivotally attached to the panel, wherein the first and second grippers are configured to rotate in opposite directions to form an open position and come to a stopping point, and wherein the loops of the grippers are configured to slide under one another while rotating into a retracted configuration; two end units disposed on opposite ends of the panel, configured for being grasped by two independent graspers for fixing the applicator in position; and a second pair of grippers pivotally connected to an opposing side of the panel relative the first pair of grippers, each gripper having a loop on an end, the loop connected to an arm and the arm pivotally attached to the panel, wherein the first and second grippers are configured to rotate in opposite directions from an open position and come to a stopping point, and wherein the loops of the grippers are configured to slide under one another when in a retracted configuration.