Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radiation containing seeds and method for high visibility magnetic imaging
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Application No.: US14485709Application Date: 2014-09-13
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Publication No.: US09604076B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Christopher D. Drobnik , Michael W. Drobnik
- Applicant: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Murray Hill
- Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Current Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Murray Hill
- Agency: Rutan & Tucker, LLP
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10 ; A61B5/055
Abstract:
A radioactive seed and method for making a radioactive seed with selective magnetic imaging characteristics are provided. The seed includes a housing which may include a metal shell for at least partially enclosing a radioactive material. The shell encloses a rod having a nickel layer with a phosphorous content, wherein the phosphorous content includes a level of phosphorous sufficient, when the seed is implanted in tissue, to provide a magnetic resonance image of the seed while substantially eliminating gross artifacts in the magnetic resonance image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150005617A1 Radiation Containing Seeds and Method for High Visibility Magnetic Imaging Public/Granted day:2015-01-01
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