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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Takahisa Kato, Brookline, MA (US);
Luke McDonald Hydrick, Somerville, MA (US);
Eric Penman Bogner, Lincoln, MA (US);
Barret Daniels, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hitoshi Nakamura, Boston, MA (US);
Devashree Desai, Ashland, MA (US);
Federico Perego, Milan, IT;
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A medical guidance apparatus includes a base assembly including a base ring having an inner circumference defining an opening; and a guide rotateably mateable with the base assembly, the guide including: a frame comprising: an inner circumference defining an opening; and an outer circumference, wherein, in a configuration where the guide is mated with the base assembly, the opening of the frame overlays the opening of the base ring; a gap extending from the inner circumference of the frame to the outer circumference of the frame; and an arc member including a first end integrally formed with the frame and a second end integrally formed with the frame, wherein the first end of the arc member is diametrically opposed to the second end of the arc member.