Surgery – Instruments – Stereotaxic device
Patent
1997-03-18
1999-11-16
Smith, Ruth S.
Surgery
Instruments
Stereotaxic device
600425, 33515, A61B 500
Patent
active
059849312
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method is provided for transferring measurements from a diagnostic image to a body site. The apparatus includes a fixture having channels formed along its length. A removable template is provided which can be removably positioned in the fixture. The template is marked corresponding to a diagnostic image on an X-ray film. A positioning block is provided which is adapted to slide along the length of the channels formed in the fixture. The positioning block includes a positionable indicator having an indicator head. The indicator head has a guide aperture therethrough. The indicator head is positioned over the mark on the template corresponding to the diagnostic image. A patient's body part, for example a foot, is then aligned with the fixture. The template is removed from the fixture, and a mark is made on the patient's body using the guide aperture, thereby allowing a physician to directly mark a site on the patient's body.
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