Patent · US Expired

Adjustable needle guide apparatus and method

US6379307B1 · kind B1 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 16, 1998
Grant dateApr 30, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/3413
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A needle guide for use in imaging analysis having a body with a slot in it. The slot in the body is configured to receive a needle shaft, the slot having first and second interior surfaces positioned opposite one another and configured to retain the needle shaft between the first and second surfaces along a length of the slot. The slot defines a plane of movement in which the angle of the needle can be adjusted.

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