Surgery – Instruments – Stereotaxic device
Patent
1997-10-21
1999-10-05
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Stereotaxic device
A61B 1900
Patent
active
059615273
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for supporting and facilitating accurate positioning, both linearly and angularly of a medical device such as an ultrasound probe, a medical instrument or an imaging device. The apparatus is capable of both gross and precise omni-directional movements with the medical device attached, while remaining connected to stationary objects such as a portable floor stand and/or operating table. After gross manual placement and approximate positioning, the fine tune mechanism of the attached medical device is locked in positioned and secured to two fixed points. Exact positioning is then achieved by the precision movements which are available in all three linear directions and rotational axes. By this arrangement which allows preattachment of the medical device or instrument (i.e., an ultrasound probe) to the apparatus prior to positioning in the patient, quicker, more accurate and more reproducible medical device positioning and placement are achieved.
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Barzell Winston E.
Whitmore, III Willet F.
Wilson Roger
Barzell Whitmore Maroon Bells, Inc.
Bui Vy Q.
Buiz Michael
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