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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James L Day, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ohio Medical Instrument Company, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606130 ; 600417 ; 600429 ;
Abstract
A noninvasive apparatus for supporting tools associated with a stereotactic apparatus and procedures to guide tools along any selected path. In one embodiment of the invention, the tool support system is mounted to a skull clamp holding a patient's head. In another embodiment, the tool holder and an articulated arm and probe are mounted to the tool support system which in turn, is mounted to the side rails of a table supporting a patient. With the second embodiment, stereotactic procedures can be practiced with respect to any part of the patient's body.
Published as:
CA2252889A1; WO9740764A2; AU2974697A; WO9740764A3; EP0895461A2; US5891157A; EP0895461B1; DE69701324D1; DE69701324T2; JP2000510716A;