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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas Warner, Belmont, MA (US);
Moses Goddard, Tiverton, RI (US);
John Mills, Wakefield, RI (US);
Assignee:
CytoTherapeutics, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606130 ; 606 96 ; 606 98 ; 606167 ; 606172 ; 604116 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to microdrive apparatus useful in human stereotactic surgery. Such apparatus permits safe and accurate placement of a surgical instrument, such as a cannula, into a portion of the central nervous system, e.g. the brain and spinal cord, of a patient by simple mechanical operation.