Surgery – Instruments – Stereotaxic device
Patent
1998-11-10
2000-11-28
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Stereotaxic device
604165, A61B 1700, A61M 2900
Patent
active
061529338
ABSTRACT:
An intracranial bolt, for installation in an opening in the skull to provide access to the brain for a medical device, has a bore therethrough for the passage of the medical device, and an inflatable member in the bore which when inflated engages a medical device in the bore, releasably anchoring the device. The inflatable member comprises a cylinder of flexible sheet material inside the bore and secured to the wall of the bore defining an annular pocket therebetween. A passage extends through the bolt to the pocket for the introduction of fluid into the pocket to expanding radially inwardly. The bolt in a medical procedure on the brain by forming an opening in the skull; installing the intracranial bolt in the opening in the skull; and securing the cap on the bolt. When it is time to conduct the procedure, the cap is removed and a medical device can be inserted into the brain through the bolt. The inflatable member can be inflated to temporarily hold the medical device in place.
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Blume Walter M.
Lawson Michael A.
Penny William
Werp Peter R.
Buiz Michael
Lewis William
Stereotaxis, Inc.
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