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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert David Darrow, Scotia, NY (US);
Ileana Hancu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Eric William Fiveland, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3411 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guide insert for use in insertion of a medical tool into a patient and an associated method of using the guide insert in a medical device are disclosed. The guide insert includes a base sized and shaped to be inserted into an opening of a grid of the medical device, a rotatable structure configured to fit on or within the base, and a securing cap configured to secure the rotatable structure to the base and to prevent rotation of the rotatable structure when secured.