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Needle guide

  • US 5,911,707 A
  • Filed: 04/09/1997
  • Issued: 06/15/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A needle guide, comprisinga base extending in an axial direction and having a surface defining an orientation plane;

  • a support member on said base defining a needle guide path inclined at an angle relative to said orientation plane, said needle guide path intersecting said orientation plane at a distance in said axial direction from a reference point on said base;

    a locator on said base at a selected distance in said axial direction from said reference point, said selected distance being related to said angle and greater than said distance; and

    a recess extending in said axial direction through said base and having an open end, whereby said base may be moved in said axial direction from a first position with a needle positioned in said needle guide path so as to extend through said recess to a second position with the needle not extending through said recess and not positioned in said needle guide path.

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