INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH: ROYAL CANCER HOSPITAL (THE);SUSSEX DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LLP
发明人:
BULBROOK, GEORGE LEE,DEARNALEY, DAVID PAUL
申请号：
CA2624942
公开号：
CA2624942C
申请日:
2006.10.09
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A prostate gland location and stabilization device comprising an elongatecylinder, sized to fit in the anal canal of a user, and having either anarrowing, or a bend (in the range from 20 to 60 degrees) located at ortowards the axial mid-region of the cylinder. The cylinder has a heterogeneousinternal structure arranged to define landmarks detectable by X-ray ormagnetic resonance imaging. Additional features include an essentially flathandle, an internal gas channel and contrast markers. In some variants of thedevice, the heterogeneous structure comprises air-filled pockets. Theinvention also provides a method of locating the prostate gland of a patientusing the device.
