| 摘要 |
A brachytherapy ring applicator, kit, and method of use is provided. The brachytherapy ring applicatory includes a tandem, ring colpostat, and a bracket assembly. The tandem has a connector on a proximal end of the tandem and a treatment end on a distal end. The ring colpostat includes a ring member on a distal end of the ring colpostat. The bracket assembly is configured to be locked to both a shaft of the tandem and to a shaft of the ring colpostat such that the distal end of the tandem is firmly maintained in a fixed position relative to the distal end of the ring colpostat, and each of the tandem and the colpostat are entirely self-supporting from the bracket assembly to their distal ends. |
| 主权项 |
1. A brachytherapy ring applicator comprising:
a tandem having a connector on a proximal end of the tandem and a treatment end on a distal end of the tandem, the treatment end being configured to be arranged in proximity to the area to be treated by a radioactive source; a ring colpostat including a ring member on a distal end of the ring colpostat, the ring member being configured to position the treatment end of the tandem; and a bracket assembly is configured to be locked to both a shaft of the tandem and to a shaft of the ring colpostat such that the distal end of the tandem is firmly maintained in a fixed position relative to the distal end of the ring colpostat, and wherein said tandem, said colpostat, and said bracket assembly are configured such that, when the tandem and the ring colpostat are locked to the bracket assembly, the tandem, from a location of attachment of the shaft of the tandem to the bracket assembly to the distal end of the tandem, and the colpostat, from the location of attachment of the shaft of the colpostat to the bracket assembly to the distal end of the colpostat, are entirely self-supporting. |
