摘要 |
A system is provided for delivering a medical treatment to a treatment site in a vessel or other conduit in a mammalian body, including an afterloader (28) including a housing, a drive member, a conduit having a first end operatively associated with an output portion of the drive member, a connector disposed at a second end, the connector defining a first mating surface, an elongated transport tube (24) having a proximal end defining a second mating surface, the first and the second mating surfaces being complementarily configured, dimensioned such that a continuous passageway is formed between the conduit, the elongated transport tube, a locking member positioned within a channel formed adjacent either the first or second mating surfaces and being configured, and dimensioned such that upon insertion of the locking member in the channel the first and second mating surfaces are securely mated.
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