Apparatus and methods for guiding a needle
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1. A needle guiding apparatus comprising:
- a base defining an opening extending therethrough;
a guide assembly including at least one passage and being disposed within the opening, the guide assembly being rotatable about at least one axis; and
an imaging sight disposed adjacent the at least one passage.
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Abstract
A needle guiding apparatus includes a base, a guide assembly, and an imaging sight. The base defines an opening that extends through the base. The guide assembly includes at least one passage, and the guide assembly is disposed within the opening of the base. The guide assembly also is rotatable about at least one axis. The imaging sight is disposed adjacent the passage. An entry needle can be inserted through the needle guiding apparatus and into a body. Devices and methods according to the present invention allow a medical professional to accurately and rapidly place a probe, such as a needle, in a patient.
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86 Claims
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1. A needle guiding apparatus comprising:
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a base defining an opening extending therethrough;
a guide assembly including at least one passage and being disposed within the opening, the guide assembly being rotatable about at least one axis; and
an imaging sight disposed adjacent the at least one passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for aiming a needle guiding apparatus comprising the steps of:
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providing a needle guiding apparatus comprising a base having an opening, a guide assembly defining at least one passage and disposed within the opening, the guide being rotatable about at least one axis, and an imaging sight disposed adjacent the at least one passage;
aligning the imaging sight with at least a portion of a target and with an energy source; and
viewing the sight on a display. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A needle guiding apparatus comprising:
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a base defining an opening extending therethrough;
a guide assembly comprising a turret rotatably mounted in the opening and an adjustment rod rotatably mounted in the turret, the guide assembly including at least one passage therethrough; and
an imaging sight disposed adjacent at least one passage. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A needle guiding apparatus comprising:
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a base including a socket;
a guide assembly including at least one passage therethrough and including a ball articulable within the socket and a guide shaft proximate the ball; and
an imaging sight disposed adjacent at least one passage. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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- 66. A needle guiding apparatus comprising a base, a dome, and a guide assembly including a stop and defining a passage, such that the guide assembly is positionable at various locations through the dome and the guide assembly does not protrude beyond at least one surface of the base.
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68. A needle guiding apparatus comprising:
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a base defining an opening extending therethrough;
a guide assembly comprising a turret rotatable within the opening, the turret defining at least two passages therethrough, the passages being at known angles of entry relative to the base; and
an imaging sight adjacent at least one passage.
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69. A needle guiding apparatus comprising:
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a base defining an opening extending therethrough;
a guide assembly comprising a guide needle including a passage therethrough, the guide needle being rotatable about an axis that extends through the base and is substantially perpendicular to the guide needle; and
an imaging sight adjacent the passage. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A needle guiding apparatus comprising:
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a base defining an opening extending therethrough;
a guide assembly comprising an adjustment rod rotatable about an axis extending through the adjustment rod and a guide needle extending through the adjustment rod and defining a passage extending therethrough; and
an imaging sight adjacent the passage. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. An entry needle comprising:
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a first assembly comprising, a housing;
a stylet extending into the housing and biased towards a distal end of the entry needle; and
a hub adjacent the housing at a proximal end of the entry needle, the hub in connection with the stylet; and
a second assembly comprising a cannula surrounding the stylet, wherein the first assembly and the second assembly seal together and are separable. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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