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US 6,585,665 B1Granted
Probe
AssigneeDiametrics Medical, Inc.
InventorsDerek Chapman, Stuart Hendry
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Abstract
A method of positioning a sensor in a human or animal body tissue comprising the steps of: i. providing a flexible stylet capable of penetrating the tissue, ii. providing flexible tubing having a bore capable of receiving separately the stylet and the probe; iii. positioning the stylet received in the tubing in the tissue; iv. removing the stylet; v. inserting the probe in the bore of the tubing; and vi. removing the tubing.
Claims11
An apparatus for positioning and fixing a probe in human or animal brain tissue;
- the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a cranial bolt for fixing a probe in a desired position in brain tissue,
- (i) said cranial bolt having a passage therethrough sized to accommodate the probe;
- (b) a flexible stylet capable of penetrating the tissue;
- and
- (c) flexible peelable tubing having a bore dimensioned for receiving separately the stylet and the probe;
- (i) the probe being receivable in the flexible peelable tubing;
- (ii) the flexible peelable tubing being receivable in the passage in the bolt;
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- (iii) the flexible peelable tubing being capable of being peeled away while retaining the probe in place.
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A method of positioning and fixing a probe in brain tissue of a human or animal comprising steps of:
- (i) fixing a cranial bolt into a hole in a skull of the human or animal body;
- (ii) providing a flexible stylet capable of penetrating the brain tissue;
- (iii) providing a flexible tubing having a bore capable of receiving separately the stylet and the probe;
- (iv) positioning the stylet in the tubing and passing the stylet and tubing through a passage in the cranial bolt and into the brain tissue;
- (v) removing the stylet while retaining the tubing in the brain tissue;
- (vi) using the stylet as a depth gauge, inserting the probe into the tubing;
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- (vii) peeling away the tubing while retaining the probe in place.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.