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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Yasumichi Arimitsu, Yokohama, JP;
Kazufumi Onuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahisa Kato, Brookline, MA (US);
Nobuhiko Hata, Newton, MA (US);
Sang-Eun Song, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Kemal Tuncali, Newton, MA (US);
Junichi Tokuda, Newton, MA (US);
Brian Ninni, Somerville, MA (US);
Lydia Gayle Olson, Swamspcott, MA (US);
CANON U.S.A., INC., Melville, NY (US);
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A positioning apparatus including a needle holder having a through hole for regulating needle placement and movement, a needle positioning unit, and an engagement member that fixes a position of the needle holder with respect to the needle positioning unit. The needle holder is either least partially detachably attached to the needle positioning unit or deformable. The positioning apparatus may be designed to accommodate the placement of multiple needles.