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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jorge A. Gonzalez-Martinez, Moreland Hills, OH (US);
John Gale, Shaker Hts., OH (US);
Anthony Shawan, Brecksville, OH (US);
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to precise stereotactic implantation of an instrument (e.g., a recording electrode, a stimulating electrode, a biopsy instrument, a catheter, a delivery device, and the like) into a target area in a patient's brain. As such, one aspect of the present disclosure can relate to a stereotactic device that can be used to accomplish the precise implantation of the instrument. The stereotactic device can include a body to secure the stereotactic device to the patient's head. In some instances, the body can have a u-shape. The stereotactic device can also include a guide attached between sides of the body to move an instrument holder into place above a target area. The guide can be locked in position to lock the instrument holder in the place to facilitate injection of the instrument into the target area.