Apparatus for treating carcinoma of the uterine cervix

Patent · Tue Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6669270

Kumar, P P

Disclosed is an apparatus for treating carcinoma of the uterine cervix by judiciously applying radioactive material immediately adjacent the uterine cervix for an extended period of time empirically determined by the radiologist. The novel apparatus comprises three radioactively chargeable components including a central tubular tandem vaginally insertable longitudinally into the uterine cervix and two non-lineal tubular ovoidal assemblies longitudinally locatable at the cervix and positioned laterally between the respective vaginal walls and the uterine cervix. The ovoidal assemblies are conveniently removably and pivotably connected to the central tandem component externally of the vaginal along the sagittal plane through a novel adapter member whereby the radioactively chargeable ovoidal assemblies tend to remain within a laterally extending plane located substantially midway the transversely separated vasicovaginal and rectovaginal septa, even though the patient periodically shifts her reclining posture during the extended treatment by said vaginally protruding apparatus.

• Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
• Patent Number(s): US 4434789
• Application Number: TRN: 84-017840
• OSTI ID: 6669270
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Jun 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-278738
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
CARCINOMAS
RADIOTHERAPY
RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS
DESIGN
EMPLACEMENT
UTERUS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
BODY
DISEASES
FEMALE GENITALS
IMPLANTS
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOLOGY
THERAPY
550603* - Medicine- External Radiation in Therapy- (1980-)