Apparatus for insertion of a medical device during a medical imaging process

US8244327B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

• Gabor Fichtinger · Kingston, CA
• Ergin Atalar · Columbia, US
• Louis L. Whitcomb · Baltimore, US
• Robert Susil · Baltimore, US
• Attila Tanacs
• Axel Krieger · College Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 22, 2003
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2012
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3958
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The end-effector (150) includes a sheath (152) and a medical device or needle carrier (154) that is disposed within the interior compartment (160) of the sheath. Aperture (162) is located in a portion of the sheath proximal a distal end of the sheath that is inserted into a natural or artificial cavity. This device is guided by a real-time imager.