US 12,263,353 B2
Fluidized brachytherapy system and method
Arnold Herskovic, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Arnold Herskovic, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Arnold Herskovic, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,062.
Application 17/947,062 is a division of application No. 16/562,215, filed on Sep. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,458,330.
Application 16/562,215 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/425,497, filed on May 29, 2019, granted, now 10,967,198, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0014332 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61K 51/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/18 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 5/1002 (2013.01) [A61K 51/1206 (2013.01); A61K 51/1289 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/04 (2013.01); A61L 31/12 (2013.01); A61L 31/18 (2013.01); A61L 2300/44 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1003 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1021 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for delivering and positioning radio-isotopes into a body, the method comprising:
a) encapsulating free flowing radio-isotope into an elongated unpartitioned leak proof vehicle; and
b) positioning the vehicle into the body,
wherein the vehicle comprises a leak proof balloon positioned within a semi rigid isotope carrier substrate, wherein the semi rigid isotope carrier substrate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of nitinol, platinum, stainless steel, tungsten, nitinol alloys, platinum alloys, stainless steel alloys, tungsten alloys,_memory shaped substrates, coated polymers, and combinations thereof.