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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Evan Unger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Frederick Scott Pereles, Tucson, AZ (US);
Imarx Pharmaceutical Corp., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A device for directing and supporting a laser during laser guided biopsies. The device comprises a track attached to a computed tomography table. A vertically extending post is slidably mounted on the track so that the post can be moved parallel to the axis of the table. A rail is slidably mounted on the post and extends across the width of the table. A first bracket is slidably mounted on the rail and a first rotary stage is attached to the bracket that allows rotation in one vertical plane. A second bracket is attached to the first rotary stage. A second rotary stage that allows rotation in a second vertical plane, which is perpendicular to the first vertical plane, is attached to the second bracket. A laser is mounted on the second rotary stage, thereby allowing the laser's beam to be set at a compound angle by rotation of the two rotary stages.