Inventors:
Matthew W. Hoskins - Bend OR
Linyee Chang - Bend OR
Huiwen Kong - Orangeburg NY
Melissa Buan Hammerman - Bend OR
Assignee:
DesChutes Medical Products, Inc. - Bend OR
International Classification:
A61N 500
Abstract:
A brachytherapy instrument and method is disclosed for delivering therapeutic substances such as radioactive seeds, to internal organs, such as the prostate. The instrument includes a needle ( ) and stylet ( ) which are capable of reciprocating relative to one another, but which can be selectively fixed against such movement. The needle ( ) is loaded with radioactive seeds, and the stylet ( ) advances the seeds to the distal end of the needle.