Apparatus and method for providing a double balloon breast brachytherapy device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9283402
APP PUB NO 20120172651A1
SERIAL NO

12983429

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According to one general aspect, there is an double-balloon breast brachytherapy catheter comprising, an outer-balloon that is filled with a liquid substance or air via an out-balloon-filler; an inner-balloon that is filled with a liquid substance or air via an inner-balloon-filler, wherein the inner-balloon is inserted inside the outer-balloon; a plurality of radiation-tubes connected to an outside boarder of the inner balloon; a vacuum-tube that is wrapped around an exterior of the outer-balloon, wherein the vacuum tube is used to remove human fluids and air to create a void; and a flexible-shaft is connected to an upper-head, a proximal-tail and a distal-tip, wherein the upper-head is covered by the outer-balloon, the inner-balloon, the plurality of radiation-tubes and the vacuum-tube.

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BEST MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL INC7643 FULLERTON ROAD SPRINGFIELD VA 22153

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Cutrer, Lloyd Michael Huntington Beach, US 3 39

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