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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Mri Interventions, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Peter Piferi, Orange, CA (US);
MRI Interventions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A trajectory frame for use with an MRI-guided interventional system includes a base having a patient access aperture formed therein. The base is configured to be secured to the body of a patient. A yoke is mounted to the base and is rotatable about a roll axis. A platform is mounted to the yoke and is rotatable about a pitch axis. An elongated guide is secured to the platform and includes opposite proximal and distal end portions and a bore that extends from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion. The guide distal end portion is positioned proximate the patient access aperture. The guide is configured to removably receive various devices therein for quick release therefrom, including a targeting cannula, drill guide and drill bit, skull fixation device and driver, and catheter guide.