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Apparatus for surgical stereotactic procedures

  • US 5,891,157 A
  • Filed: 04/26/1996
  • Issued: 04/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tooling support apparatus for use with a stereotactic apparatus being used to perform a procedure on a patient supported by a patient support comprising:

  • a support apparatus providing a path of motion in a plane;

    a rod having a lower end adapted to be connected to the patient support and having an upper end connected to the support apparatus, the rod holding the support apparatus at a desired elevation above the patient support; and

    a tool holder includinga support element mounted to the support apparatus and movable along the path of motion to selected positions with respect to the support apparatus and the patient,a first alignment element rotatably mounted on the support element and adapted to receive a tool, the first alignment element being selectively rotatable to change the orientation of the first alignment element without changing its position with respect to the patient, thereby defining a surgical path between the tool and a target point within the patient, anda first clamp operably mounted with respect to the first alignment element for selectively locking the first alignment element at a desired orientation.

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