NEEDLE GUIDE
First Claim
1. A needle guide for guiding the insertion of a needle in a patient, said needle guide comprising:
- a base element, said base element including an abutment section for abutting against said patient and a spacer extending from said abutment section; and
a guiding element, said guiding element defining at least one guiding aperture extending therethrough for inserting said needle therethrough;
said guiding element being removably attachable to said spacer and movable between a distal position and a proximal position, wherein, in said distal position, said guiding element is attached to said spacer in a spaced apart relationship relatively to said abutment section, and, in said proximal position, said guiding element is detached from said spacer and substantially adjacent to said base element.
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Abstract
A needle guide (10) for guiding the insertion of a needle (12) in a patient (14), the needle guide (10) comprising: a base element (16), the base element (16) including an abutment section (20) for abutting against the patient (14) and a spacer (22) extending from the abutment section (20); and a guiding element (18), the guiding element (18) defining at least one guiding aperture (36) extending therethrough for inserting the needle (12) therethrough; the guiding element (36) being removably attachable to the spacer (22) and movable between a distal position and a proximal position. In the distal position, the guiding element (18) is attached to the spacer (22) in a spaced apart relationship relatively to the abutment section (20), and, in the proximal position, the guiding element (18) is detached from the spacer (22) and substantially adjacent to the base element (18).
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32 Claims
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1. A needle guide for guiding the insertion of a needle in a patient, said needle guide comprising:
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a base element, said base element including an abutment section for abutting against said patient and a spacer extending from said abutment section; and a guiding element, said guiding element defining at least one guiding aperture extending therethrough for inserting said needle therethrough; said guiding element being removably attachable to said spacer and movable between a distal position and a proximal position, wherein, in said distal position, said guiding element is attached to said spacer in a spaced apart relationship relatively to said abutment section, and, in said proximal position, said guiding element is detached from said spacer and substantially adjacent to said base element. - 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)
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30. A needle guide for guiding the insertion of a needle in a patient, said needle guide comprising:
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a base element attachable to said patient; and a guiding element, said guiding element defining at least one guiding aperture extending therethrough for inserting said needle therethrough; said guiding element being movable between a distal position and a proximal position, wherein, in said distal position, said guiding element is attached to said base element in a spaced apart relationship relatively to said base element, and, in said proximal position, said guiding element is closer to said patient than in said distal position.
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31. A needle guide for guiding the insertion of a needle in a patient, said needle guide comprising:
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a base element, said base element including an abutment section for abutting against said patient and a spacer extending from said abutment section; and a guiding element, said guiding element defining at least one guiding aperture extending therethrough for inserting said needle therethrough; said guiding element being removably attachable to said spacer in at least two different relative positional relationships between said base and guiding elements. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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