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Catheter guide and drill guide apparatus and method for perpendicular insertion into a cranium orifice

  • US 6,206,885 B1
  • Filed: 04/12/1999
  • Issued: 03/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A catheter guide and drill guide apparatus for allowing visualization and access to a catheter, comprising, a drill guide and a catheter guide, said drill guide comprising a tubular member defining a central lumen to permit the passage there through of a drill and to allow for the insertion therein of said catheter guide, said tubular member having a drill guide slot;

  • and said catheter guide, comprising a catheter tubular member defining a catheter guide opening to permit the passage there through of said catheter, said catheter tubular member having a catheter guide slot, whereby the catheter guide slot is alignable with the drill guide slot, thereby allowing the operator to visualize and have access to the catheter when said catheter is inserted in said catheter guide and when the catheter guide slot is aligned with the drill guide slot, and allowing for the removal there through of the catheter.

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