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US 2014/0228685 A1Published application
Needle guide and method for determining the position of a needle which is attached movably in a needle guide of this type to an imaging probe
AssigneeTeleflex Medical Incorporated
InventorNico Eelbode
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Abstract
A needle guide includes an attachment means for attachment to an imaging probe that forms an image of an area, a fixed part, and a movable part movable at an angle. The movable part includes one or more needle guide elements that receive a needle in a guiding manner, and at least one rotation sensor to measure the angular rotation of the movable part. A method for determining the position of a needle attached to the needle guide relative to the imaging probe is also disclosed.
Claims20
A needle guide, comprising:
- a coupler configured to attach the needle guide to an imaging probe, the imaging probe forming an image of an area;
- a fixed part that, when mounted to the imaging probe, is fixed relative to the imaging probe;
- a movable part that, when mounted to the fixed part, is movable at an angle relative to the fixed part wherein the movable part comprises one or more needle guide elements configured to guide a needle in a guided manner within the area;
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- at least one rotation sensor configured to measure an angular rotation of the movable part relative to the fixed part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.