Patent ID: 7425194

Claim:
Template-assembly for effecting radiation treatment within an animal body by implanting one or more hollow needles at a desired location within said animal body, said template-assembly comprising: a template frame being mountable to a stepping device of a radiation treatment device, said template frame having a needle guiding component having a plurality of guiding apertures for guiding said one or more hollow implant needles towards said desired location within said animal body, a needle fixation component for fixating one or more of said implanted needles relative to said animal body, said needle fixation component being provided with a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, said plurality of apertures being conformal to said plurality of guiding apertures of said needle guiding component and being operable in a first, unlocking position for allowing at least one needle to be implanted and a second, locking position for fixating at least one needle relative to said animal body, wherein said needle fixation component is detachably mountable to said template-assembly and comprises at least a first segment and a second segment, said second segment being displaceable in said first, unlocking position and second, locking position with respect to said first segment and wherein said needle fixation component is provided with suturing means for suturing said needle fixation component to the skin of said animal body when being detached from said template-assembly.