Kit for image guided surgical procedures
OwnerKieran Murphy, Phillippe Gailloudinventors
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a kit of parts for use in a surgical procedure performed under image guidance, and particularly under real time image guidance. The kit includes a sterilized drape for use with the chosen imaging machine and which can be used to provide a sterile operating environment when the procedure is performed under the imaging beam. The kit also includes a needle holder that can keep the surgeon's hand away from the imaging beam. The needle holder is operable to hold a needle that is made from a material suitable for piercing tissue, but also substantially preserves the appearance of the needle when it is viewed under the imaging beam.
Claims6
An imaging machine comprising:
- a channel for receiving a patient and exposing said patient to a substantially real time imaging beam;
- and, an attachment means for affixing a sterile drape to said channel, such that when said sterile drape is attached thereto a substantially sterile barrier between said channel and said patient is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.