METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PREPARING PRELOADED NEEDLES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY - Patent 1644084

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EP 1 644 084 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/15

(21)	Application number: 04777444.3

(22)	Date of filing: 01.07.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61N 5/10^(1968.09)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/021309

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/002670 (13.01.2005 Gazette 2005/02)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

02.07.2003 US 484461 P

(71)	Applicant: Medi-Physics, Inc.
	Princeton, NJ 08540 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	REED, Jay Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (US) RAPACH, Michael Carpentersville, IL 60110 (US) HELLE, Kevin Bartlett, IL 60103 (US)

(74)	Representative: Canning, Lewis R. et al
	GE Healthcare Limited Amersham Place Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PREPARING PRELOADED NEEDLES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY