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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2000
Egidijus Edward Uzgiris, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kenneth William Rohling, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Ronald Dean Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert David Darrow, Scotia, NY (US);
Charles Lucian Dumoulin, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Randy Otto John Giaquinto, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Michael Edward Moran, Albany, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
An insertable intracavity probe for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and therapy of a region of interest proximal to a cavity, the probe having a substantially rigid probe shell for insertion into the cavity. The probe shell is adapted to incorporate at least one device for imaging the region of interest. A guide track is incorporated in the probe shell and is adapted to guide at least one biopsy or therapy device to the region of interest during imaging. Intracavity regions include cervical, rectal, and other regions associated with internal cavities of a patient.