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

US9588195B2 · 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
• Axel Krieger · College Park, US
• Attila Tanacs

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 7, 2014
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 7, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

The end-effector includes a sheath and a medical device or needle carrier that is disposed within the interior compartment of the sheath. An aperture 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.