Devices, systems and methods for placement of instruments for medical procedures
OwnerChristopher Pageinventor
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Abstract
Medical guide devices, systems and methods are provided, comprising a base member and a rotatable medical guide component seated on the base member. The guide component defines a path extending through the guide component. The guide component includes a first radio-opaque marker located at a first end of the guide component corresponding with an entry point of the path and a second radio-opaque marker located at a second end of the guide component corresponding with an exit point of the path, and the second end is opposite the first end.
Claims20
A medical guide device comprising:
- a base member;
- and
- a rotatable guide component seated on the base member, the guide component defining a path extending therethrough;
- the guide component including a first radio-opaque marker located at a first end of the guide component corresponding with an entry point of the path and a second radio-opaque marker located at a second end of the guide component corresponding with an exit point of the path, the second end being opposite the first end.
A method of using a guide component, comprising:
- providing a base member;
- providing a rotatable guide component, the guide component defining a path extending therethrough and including a first radio-opaque marker located at a first end of the guide component corresponding with an entry point of the path and a second radio-opaque marker located at a second end of the guide component corresponding with an exit point of the path, the second end being opposite the first end
- seating the guide component partially within the base member;
- and
- rotating the guide component within the base member such that the first and second radio-opaque markers appear in parallel alignment relative to each other.
A rotatable medical guide comprising:
- a substantially spherical component defining a path extending therethrough and including a first radio-opaque marker located at a first end of the substantially spherical component corresponding with an entry point of the path and a second radio-opaque marker located at a second end of the substantially spherical component corresponding with an exit point of the path, the second end being opposite the first end;
- wherein the substantially spherical component is freely positionable at multiple angles and the first and second radio-opaque markers appear in parallel alignment relative to each other when the path is aligned with a surgical target and an X-ray beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.