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US 2011/0218444 A1Published application
Hinged reusable endocavity needle guide
AssigneeCIVCO Medical Instruments Co., Inc.
InventorJohn Michael Steffen
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AssigneeCIVCO Medical Instruments Co., Inc.
InventorJohn Michael Steffen
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A reusable needle guide suitable for an ultrasonic probe to be use for an endocavity examination of a patient is disclosed. The needle guide basically comprises at least a first and second guide members and a mounting (e.g., clamp) assembly. The clamp assembly serves to releasably mount the needle guide on the probe. The first guide member has a first passageway-forming surface. The second guide member has a second passageway-forming surface. The guide members are connected together to enable them to be pivoted from a closed orientation to an open orientation and vice versa. The first and second passageway-forming surfaces form an elongated passageway to guide a needle therethrough when in the closed orientation. The first and second passageway-forming surfaces are disposed at an angle to each other when they are in the open orientation, whereupon the first and second passageway-forming surfaces can be readily cleaned.
A reusable needle guide suitable for releasable mounting on an imaging instrument adapted for usage in an endocavity of a patient, the imaging instrument including a portion adapted for receipt of said needle guide thereon, said needle guide comprising a first guide member, a second guide member and a mounting assembly, said first guide member having a first passageway-forming surface, said second guide member having a second passageway-forming surface, said first and second guide members being pivotably connected together to enable said first and second guide members to be moved from a closed orientation to an open orientation, and vice versa, said first and second passageway-forming surfaces forming an elongated passageway therebetween when said first and second guide members are in said closed orientation, said passageway being arranged to enable an elongated needle or other elongated device to be extended therethrough in a predefined path, said first and second passageway-forming surfaces being disposed at an angle to each other when said first and second guide members are in said open orientation, whereupon said first and second passageway-forming surfaces can be readily cleaned.
A reusable needle guide suitable for releasable mounting on an imaging instrument adapted for usage in an endocavity of a patient, the imaging instrument including a portion adapted for receipt of said needle guide thereon, said needle guide comprising a first guide member, a second guide member, a third guide and a mounting assembly, said first guide member having a first passageway-forming surface, said second guide member having a second passageway-forming surface and a third passageway-forming surface, said third guide member having a fourth passageway-forming surface, said first and second guide members being pivotably connected together to enable said first and second guide members to be moved from a closed orientation to an open orientation, and vice versa, said second and third guide members being pivotably connected together to enable said second and third guide members to be moved from a closed orientation to an open orientation, and vice versa, said first and second passageway-forming surfaces forming a first elongated passageway therebetween when said first and second guide members are in said closed orientation, said first passageway being arranged to enable an elongated needle or other elongated device to be extended therethrough, said third and fourth passageway-forming surfaces forming a second elongated passageway therebetween when said second and third guide members are in said closed orientation, said second passageway being arranged to enable an elongated needle or other elongated device to be extended therethrough, said first and second passageway-forming surfaces being disposed at an angle to each other when said first and second guide members are in said open orientation, whereupon said first and second passageway-forming surfaces can be readily cleaned, said third and fourth passageway-forming surfaces being disposed at an angle to each other when said second and third guide members are in said open orientation, whereupon said third and fourth passageway-forming surfaces can be readily cleaned.
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