Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinged reusable endocavity needle guide
- Patent Title (中): 铰链可重复使用的内腔引导针
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Application No.: US12715732Application Date: 2010-03-02
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Publication No.: US09149251B2Publication Date: 2015-10-06
- Inventor: John Michael Steffen
- Applicant: John Michael Steffen
- Applicant Address: US IA Kalona
- Assignee: CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC.
- Current Assignee: CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Kalona
- Agency: Caesar Rivise, PC
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B17/34

Abstract:
A reusable needle guide suitable for an ultrasonic probe to be use for an endocavity examination of a patient is disclosed. The needle guide basically comprises at least a first and second guide members and a mounting (e.g., clamp) assembly. The clamp assembly serves to releasably mount the needle guide on the probe. The first guide member has a first passageway-forming surface. The second guide member has a second passageway-forming surface. The guide members are connected together to enable them to be pivoted from a closed orientation to an open orientation and vice versa. The first and second passageway-forming surfaces form an elongated passageway to guide a needle therethrough when in the closed orientation. The first and second passageway-forming surfaces are disposed at an angle to each other when they are in the open orientation, whereupon the first and second passageway-forming surfaces can be readily cleaned.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110218444A1 HINGED REUSABLE ENDOCAVITY NEEDLE GUIDE Public/Granted day:2011-09-08
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