Device for positioning a medical instrument and method
US5961455A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/055
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a device for correlating the internal location of an anatomical point of a human or animal patient with a location on the external body contours of the patient. In one embodiment, the invention is particularly suited for external positioning of a medical instrument for insertion into the patient's body to contact the anatomical point
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