Orbital aiming device for mammo biopsy
US5409497A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to an orbital aiming device for aiming a puncturing instrument to a targeted object for use with an isocentric mammo fluoro X-ray apparatus. The device comprises a guide supporting the puncturing instrument so that it aims at the isocenter of the mammo X-ray apparatus, which guide is mounted on an arcuate member orbitally movable and supported by a swiveling arm swiveling about an axis passing through the isocenter so that the puncturing instrument can be pivoted about the isocenter around two rotational axis for real-time selection of the penetration path, which path can be from any direction around a patient's breast.
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