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Apparatus and method for stabilizing a needle

  • US 8,613,748 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2012
  • Issued: 12/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a base configured to be releasably coupled to a patient'"'"'s skin, the base defining a longitudinal axis;

    a support portion extending from the base at an angle transverse to the longitudinal axis defined by the base, the support portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion disposed adjacent the base;

    a holder portion extending from the second end portion of the support portion in a first direction, the holder portion defining an opening configured to receive an interventional tool therethrough;

    a first rib member extending from the support portion in a second direction opposite the first direction; and

    a second rib member extending from the support portion in the second direction, the first rib member and the second rib member each being pivotally movable relative to the support portion from a first configuration in which the first rib member and the second rib member are substantially parallel to each other and the opening defined by the holder portion has a first size, and a second configuration in which the first rib member and the second rib member are each pivoted relative to the support portion and toward each other and the opening defined by the holder portion has a second size greater than the first size.

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