Target apparatus for linearly inserting an instrument into a human body
US5707360A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/3403
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a target apparatus for linearly inserting an instrument into a human body comprising a computer tomograph for determining the piercing spot and marking it, the improvement comprising: a slide which is adjustably guided above the gantry of the computer tomograph along a horizontal guide means, preferably along a transversal plane, which slide can be arrested in any position along the guide means, a laser device for producing a target mark in space, a supporting means for mounting the laser device to the slide for being pivoted about a horizontal axis such that the beam of the laser device is pivoted in a vertical plane and further comprising an angular scale attached to the slide for indicating the pivoting angle of the laser device.
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