• Patent Title: Trajectory guide with angled or patterned guide lumens or height adjustment
  • Application No.: US11381659
    Application Date: 2006-05-04
  • Publication No.: US07658879B2
    Publication Date: 2010-02-09
  • Inventor: Matthew S. Solar
  • Applicant: Matthew S. Solar
  • Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
  • Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
  • Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
  • Agent Scott A. Marks
  • Main IPC: B29C45/14
  • IPC: B29C45/14
Trajectory guide with angled or patterned guide lumens or height adjustment
Abstract:
This document discusses trajectory guides that include an instrument guide with at least one lumen angled with respect to an orthogonal or other through-axis. In one example, patterned lumens on the instrument guide provide a mirror image pattern of trajectory axes intersecting a target plane. In another example, height adjustment of the instrument guide extends these or other targeting techniques to a three-dimensional volume. This document also describes a method of manufacturing such an instrument guide, which is also applicable to manufacturing an instrument guide providing parallel lumens.
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