Multiple angle disposable needle guide system
AssigneeCIVCO Medical Instruments Co., Inc.
InventorCraig Cermak
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Abstract
A needle guide for use in imaging analysis, such as ultrasound analysis, is provided having a bracket, a mounting base secured to the imaging instrument, and a pivoting portion configured to pivot along at least one axis. A disposable needle guide is configured to be removably secured to the pivoting portion of the mounting base. The needle guide has a needle retainer member that is configured to regain a needle by application of a clamping force between the needle retainer member and a first surface of the needle guide.
Claims26
A disposable needle guide system for guiding a needle into a patient undergoing imaging analysis, the disposable needle guide system comprising:
- a bracket for securing the needle guide system to an imaging instrument;
- a mounting base secured to the imaging instrument by the bracket;
- a pivoting portion of the mounting base configured to pivot along at least one axis;
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- a disposable needle guide configured to be removably secured to the pivoting portion of the mounting base, the needle guide having a needle retainer member configured to retain a needle by application of a clamping force between the needle retainer member and a first surface of the needle guide.
A locking member for locking a disposable needle guide to an imaging instrument with reduced strain on a sterile cover over the imaging instrument, the locking member comprising:
- a substantially rigid body configured to receive a needle guide;
- a mounting socket within the rigid body, the mounting socket including a depression in the substantially rigid body, the depression having first and second opposed sides;
- a locking swivel positioned to form a portion of the first side of the mounting socket, the locking swivel configured to move from an unlocked position in which the mounting socket has a first width and a locked position in which the mounting socket has a second width less than the first width.
A pivoting mounting base for securing a needle guide during imaging analysis, the pivoting mounting base comprising:
- a non-pivoting portion configured to be retained on an imaging instrument;
- a pivoting portion configured to receive a needle guide;
- a locking pin for locking the pivoting portion at a specific position with respect to the non-pivoting portion;
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- wherein the pivoting portion may rotate with respect to the non-pivoting portion and the imaging instrument to align the needle guide at a desired angle to direct a needle toward a target identified by the imaging instrument.
A needle guide for use in guiding a needle into a patient undergoing imaging analysis, the needle guide comprising:
- a body formed of a substantially rigid material;
- a needle retainer member configured to be removably secured to the body and further configured to apply a clamping force to between the needle retainer member and the body, the needle retainer having a needle retaining foot and a handle;
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- a needle receiving slot within the foot;
- wherein a needle may be held between the body and needle retainer member by insertion into the needle retaining slot within the foot by application of a clamping force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.