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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2002
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Gary Todd Mccollister, Blanchester, OH (US);
David Denis Beck, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Scott Little, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Gary Todd McCollister, Blanchester, OH (US);
David Denis Beck, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Scott Little, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone stereotactic biopsy procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The localization fixture includes a fiducial marker and three-dimensional Cartesian positionable guide for supporting and orienting an MRI-compatible biopsy instrument with detachable probe/thumb wheel probe to the biopsy site of suspicious tissues or lesions.