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Puncture guide for computer tomography

  • US 5,280,427 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1990
  • Issued: 01/18/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for guiding a puncture instrument through an entry point in the body of a patient to a target location within said body of said patient, comprising:

  • support means for establishing a fixed reference point adjacent to said body of said patient;

    path determining means mounted to said support means and adjustable to define a path through said entry point in a predetermined direction;

    instrument holding means mounted to said path determining means and slidably movable with respect thereto along said path defined by said path determining means for holding a puncture instrument and for moving said puncture instrument along said path defined by said path determining means; and

    depth determining means operatively associated with said path determining means for limiting the extent of said movement of said puncture instrument along said path, whereby said puncture instrument penetrates the patient'"'"'s body to a predetermined depth.

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