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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1988
James H Gilbaugh, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A finger mountable surgical needle guide/needle protector. The guide includes an elongate body divided by a flangible web into two segments. A needle-receiving lumen extends through the body for holding a needle protectively sheathed prior to a surgical procedure, and for guiding the needle slidably during such a procedure. A needle is guided under a circumstance with the two body segments separated, and with only one of these segments then employed. An end of this employed segment acts to assist a surgeon in controlling the depth of needle penetration. Extending from the distal end of the procedure-employed body segment is an elongate, touch-sensitive paper ribbon which extends over the finger tip and allows a surgeon easily to feed for an anomaly which is to be investigated.