- Patent Title: Rotating needle driver and apparatuses and methods related thereto
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Application No.: US15435423Application Date: 2017-02-17
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Publication No.: US10646295B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Dan Stoianovici , Doru Petrisor , Dumitru Mazilu , Alexandru Patriciu , Lucian Gruionu
- Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
- Applicant Address: US MD Baltimore
- Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
- Current Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Baltimore
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Agent Peter F. Corless; Carolina E. Säve
- Main IPC: A61B34/30
- IPC: A61B34/30 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B90/11 ; A61B10/02
Abstract:
Featured is a medical instrument driver, a robotic apparatus embodying such a medical instrument driver and methods related thereto for inserting a medical instrument into tissue of a mammal (e.g., human). Such medical instruments include medical needles, biopsy needles, trocars, cutters and introducers. Such a medical instrument driver according to the present invention is configured and arranged so that medical instrument is rotated as it is being moved longitudinally for insertion into the tissue such that the medical instrument is spiraling as it pierces and traverses the tissue to the target area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170252115A1 ROTATING NEEDLE DRIVER AND APPARATUSES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO Public/Granted day:2017-09-07
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