WO1998001179A1 - Needle assembly for brachytherapy - Google Patents
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- WO1998001179A1 WO1998001179A1 PCT/NL1997/000390 NL9700390W WO9801179A1 WO 1998001179 A1 WO1998001179 A1 WO 1998001179A1 NL 9700390 W NL9700390 W NL 9700390W WO 9801179 A1 WO9801179 A1 WO 9801179A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
- A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
- A61N5/1027—Interstitial radiation therapy
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/01—Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
- A61M25/06—Body-piercing guide needles or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
- A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
- A61N5/1007—Arrangements or means for the introduction of sources into the body
- A61N2005/1011—Apparatus for permanent insertion of sources
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- the invention relates to a needle assembly for brachytherapy .
- a needle assembly of this kind usually comprises a needle with a hollow shank, which is open at a proximal end and is provided with a sharp point at the distal end.
- Needles of this kind are used to treat internal tumours and the like (brachytherapy) .
- brachytherapy brachytherapy
- one or more needles are inserted in a predetermined pattern into the tissue of a patient in the vicinity of the tumour to be treated.
- the tumour is then irradiated with the aid of miniature radioactive sources which have been pushed into the hollow needles .
- a drawback of this known method is that the needles frequently have to remain in the body of the patient for some time (up to several days) . In this event, movements of the patient may lead to the sharp points of the needles, which are necessary in order to apply the needles accurately and with as little discomfort as possible for the patient, damaging the tissue of the patient unnecessarily.
- the object of the invention is to obviate the abovementioned drawback.
- Figure 1 diagrammatically shows in longitudinal section an example of a conventional needle for brachytherapy
- Figure 2 diagrammatically shows an exemplary embodiment of a needle assembly according to the invention in the insertion position
- FIG. 3 diagrammatically shows the needle assembly of Figure 2 in the therapeutic position.
- Figure 1 shows in longitudinal section an example of a known needle 1 for brachytherapy.
- the needle has a hollow shank 2, which at the distal end is closed off by a point 3 of the trocar type. At the proximal end, the needle is provided with a handle 4 for manipulating the needle.
- the needle is intended to be inserted into the body of a patient, generally together with a number of similar needles, until it is close to a tumour. After a needle has been introduced, a radiation source is pushed into the hollow shank of the needle, in order to irradiate the adjacent tumour.
- the needles sometimes have to remain in the therapeutic position, that is to say the position in which the irradiation takes place, for a relatively long period of time. Since the points of the needles are very sharp, there is the danger here of the internal tissue of the patient being damaged unnecessarily, which obviously is undesirable. Another risk is that the points project past the organ to be irradiated and are situated (very) close to other organs, resulting in a considerable risk of damaging these other organs. However, sometimes it is necessary to insert the points past the organ to be irradiated, since the radioactive source cannot move to the front of the point.
- FIG. 2 diagrammatically shows an example of part of a needle assembly 10 for brachytherapy according to the invention, in the position in which it is ready to be introduced into the body of a patient.
- the needle assembly shown comprises a sleeve 11, which is open at the distal end and at the proximal end is provided with a handle 12 for manipulating the needle.
- the actual needle 13 is situated inside the sleeve and is provided with a point 14, which extends past the distal end of the sleeve 1 * 1 and may be closed, as shown, or open.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a hollow needle 16 of this kind, which is provided with a rounded end 17.
- a wire 18 or the like, which at the distal end bears a capsule 19 containing radioactive material 20, can then be pushed in the conventional manner into the hollow needle arranged in this way in the sleeve in the body of a patient.
- the radioactive material can move closer to the end of the blunt, hollow needle.
- the blunt, hollow needle may be made of thinner or weaker material, since the sleeve contributes to the strength of the overall assembly. Since the sharp needle 13 is not used during the therapeutic phase, the needle 13 does not have to be hollow.
- the needles 13 and 16 and the sleeve 11 may be made from a suitable metal, such as for example stainless steel, but also from a suitable plastic. Combinations are also possible, in which for example the sharp needle is a metal needle and the sleeve and/or the blunt needle are made of plastic.
- the needles and the sleeve may have a straight or curved form.
- the sharp needle and the blunt, hollow needle may be provided with coupling means at the proximal end, in order to fix the needles and the sleeve with respect to one another during the introduction of the sharp needle and the sleeve, respectively, during the therapeutic treatment.
- the handles 12 and 15 and/or a similar handle of the blunt needle and the handle 15 may be connectable by means of a suitable, known coupling mechanism, such as for example a coupling of the bayonet coupling type, a knurled screw coupling, or the like.
- the sleeve 11 could be provided at the distal end with a collar 30 which extends inwards and is able to interact with a shoulder which is situated just behind the point 32 of the sharp needle or of the blunt needle. The needles are then unable to slide through past the distal end of the sleeve.
- this effect can also be achieved by means of the abovementioned coupling mechanism at the proximal end.
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Priority Applications (2)
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JP10505089A JP2000517204A (en) | 1996-07-08 | 1997-07-07 | Needle assembly for brachytherapy |
EP97929587A EP0959932A1 (en) | 1996-07-08 | 1997-07-07 | Needle assembly for brachytherapy |
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NL1003542A NL1003542C2 (en) | 1996-07-08 | 1996-07-08 | Needle kit for brachytherapy. |
NL1003542 | 1996-07-08 |
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US6402677B1 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 2002-06-11 | C.R. Bard, Inc. | Brachytherapy seed needle with window |
US6450937B1 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 2002-09-17 | C. R. Bard, Inc. | Needle for implanting brachytherapy seeds |
WO2004033038A2 (en) * | 2002-10-04 | 2004-04-22 | Scimed Life Systems, Inc. | Method and apparatus for the delivery of brachytherapy |
US7276019B2 (en) * | 2001-02-22 | 2007-10-02 | Retinalabs, Inc. | Ophthalmic treatment apparatus |
US7282020B2 (en) | 2001-04-24 | 2007-10-16 | Microspherix Llc | Deflectable implantation device and method of use |
US9636401B2 (en) | 2000-11-16 | 2017-05-02 | Microspherix Llc | Flexible and/or elastic brachytherapy seed or strand |
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- 1997-07-07 JP JP10505089A patent/JP2000517204A/en active Pending
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US4402308A (en) * | 1980-11-03 | 1983-09-06 | Scott Walter P | Medical implantation device |
GB2120947A (en) * | 1982-06-02 | 1983-12-14 | Nat Res Dev | Catheter assembly |
US4610242A (en) * | 1984-04-18 | 1986-09-09 | Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. | Endoscope insertion cannula assembly |
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Cited By (12)
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US6402677B1 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 2002-06-11 | C.R. Bard, Inc. | Brachytherapy seed needle with window |
US6450937B1 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 2002-09-17 | C. R. Bard, Inc. | Needle for implanting brachytherapy seeds |
US9636401B2 (en) | 2000-11-16 | 2017-05-02 | Microspherix Llc | Flexible and/or elastic brachytherapy seed or strand |
US9636402B2 (en) | 2000-11-16 | 2017-05-02 | Microspherix Llc | Flexible and/or elastic brachytherapy seed or strand |
US10493181B2 (en) | 2000-11-16 | 2019-12-03 | Microspherix Llc | Flexible and/or elastic brachytherapy seed or strand |
US10994058B2 (en) | 2000-11-16 | 2021-05-04 | Microspherix Llc | Method for administering a flexible hormone rod |
US7276019B2 (en) * | 2001-02-22 | 2007-10-02 | Retinalabs, Inc. | Ophthalmic treatment apparatus |
US7282020B2 (en) | 2001-04-24 | 2007-10-16 | Microspherix Llc | Deflectable implantation device and method of use |
US7922645B2 (en) | 2001-04-24 | 2011-04-12 | Microspherix Llc | Deflectable implantation device and method for use |
WO2004033038A2 (en) * | 2002-10-04 | 2004-04-22 | Scimed Life Systems, Inc. | Method and apparatus for the delivery of brachytherapy |
WO2004033038A3 (en) * | 2002-10-04 | 2004-09-02 | Scimed Life Systems Inc | Method and apparatus for the delivery of brachytherapy |
US7041047B2 (en) | 2002-10-04 | 2006-05-09 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | Method and apparatus for the delivery of brachytherapy |
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