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Cerebral surgery apparatus

US5154723A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 1992
Grant dateOct 13, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G13/121
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cerebral surgery endoscope apparatus comprises a stereotaxic instrument secured to the head of a patient and adapted to effect positioning of an affected part; an adjusted support means whose inserting direction is determined by its orientation to the stereotaxic instrument and which determines the direction in which a treating instrument is inserted into the head of the patient; a viewing device such as an endoscope supported on the support means and having a channel into which a treating instrument can be inserted, the treating instrument being inserted into a channel of the viewing device and then into the head of the patient. A fixing device is connected to the stereotaxic instrument and adapted to secure the support means, the viewing device and/or the treating instrument in a fixed position on with respect to the affected part.

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