| abstract |
A positioning device ( 1 ) for treating the inner walls of a resection cavity, which was created by surgically removing of at least a portion of a tumor in a living body, characterized by the fact that the material of the device ( 1 ), part(s) of the device and accessories of the device ( 1 ) is (are) biologically degradable in the living body. Further a surgical procedure for treating a tumor in a living body, comprising: (a) surgically removing at least a portion of said tumor thereby creating a cavity in the living body's remaining tissue; (b) placing a biodegradable treatment device in said cavity so that the degradable device occupies said cavity; and (c) treating tissue surrounding said cavity by means of said positioning device. |