Needle position lock

A needle position lock for selectively locking and unlocking the position of at least one needle having a diameter, said needle position lock comprising:

• a needle guide template, said needle guide template defining a hollow center and said needle guide template defining an array of through holes for receiving at least one needle therethrough;
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• at least one needle lock slide movably positioned within said hollow center, said needle lock slide defining at least one wedge clamp collar, said wedge clamp collar defining a collar hole having a gap at one end thereof and said collar hole having a first portion close to said gap and a second portion further from said gap than first portion, wherein said first portion is slightly larger than said diameter of said needle and said second portion is smaller than said diameter of said needle.

A position lock for selectively locking and unlocking the position of at least one substantially cylindrically shaped element having a diameter, said position lock comprising:

• a guide template, said guide template defining a hollow center and said guide template defining an array of through holes for receiving at least one substantially cylindrically shaped element therethrough;
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• at least one lock slide movably positioned within said hollow center, said lock slide defining at least one wedge clamp collar, said wedge clamp collar defining a collar hole having a gap at one end thereof and said collar hole having a first portion close to said gap and a second portion further from said gap than said first portion, wherein said first portion is slightly larger than said diameter of said substantially cylindrically shaped element and said second portion is slightly smaller than said diameter of said substantially cylindrically shaped element.

A method of selectively locking and unlocking the position of at least one needle, having a diameter, relative to a patient, comprising:

• positioning a needle guide template relative to the patient, said needle guide template defining a hollow center and an array of through holes for receiving at least one needle inserted therethrough;
• inserting at least one needle through a through hole in the needle guide template and into the patient;
• locking the at least one needle in position in the needle guide template by movably positioning at least one needle lock slide within the hollow center of the needle guide template, said needle lock slide defining at least one wedge clamp collar, said wedge clamp collar defining a collar hole having a gap at one end thereof and having a first portion close to said gap and a second portion further from said gap than said first portion, wherein said first portion is slightly larger than the diameter of said needle and said second portion is smaller than the diameter of said needle, such that when the lock slide is movably positioned within the needle guide template in the direction of the gap, the smaller diameter second portion of the wedge clamp collar clamps around a needle.