Probe positioning method and device therefor

Details Probe positioning method and device therefor Probe positioning method and device therefor

Filed on

1998-09-01

Date issued

2000-10-03

Examiner

Hindenburg, Max

Patent Class

Surgery

SubClass

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

SubSubClass

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

Other Related Categories

A61M 500

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

061266361

Description

ABSTRACT:
A method of and a device for accurately positioning a measuring means such as a measurement probe relative to that target area of a living body which has a unique marking peculiar to the living body. A transparent sheet member is first applied to the target part, and an image of the unique marking is then transferred onto the transparent sheet member. The transparent sheet member bearing the image of the unique marking is associated with the measuring device so that a subsequent measurement can be performed by the measuring device after the image transferred onto the transparent sheet member has been aligned with the unique marking in the target area.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4362157 (1982-12-01), Keeth
patent: 5306271 (1994-04-01), Zinreich et al.
patent: 5364361 (1994-11-01), Battenfield
patent: 5569237 (1996-10-01), Beckenstein

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