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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2018
Faculty Physicians and Surgeons of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA (US);
Dalton Duane Baldwin, Loma Linda, CA (US);
Avijit Mukherjee, Irvine, CA (US);
Steven Mark Redenbaugh, Harrison, TX (US);
Ronald Steven Pirucki, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
James Watson, Loma Linda, CA (US);
FACULTY PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE, Loma Linda, CA (US);
Abstract
A needle access assembly and method for obtaining percutaneous needle access with little or no fluoroscopy is disclosed. The method includes selecting a target for percutaneous access, directing a laser guide at a desired needle-insertion angle and in line with the selected target, aligning the needle access assembly with the laser, and inserting the needle into the target.