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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Roger F. Wilson, Sarasota, FL (US);
Willet F. Whitmore, Iii, Longboat Key, FL (US);
Bruce Ribble, Swisher, IA (US);
Roger F. Wilson, Sarasota, FL (US);
Willet F. Whitmore, III, Longboat Key, FL (US);
Bruce Ribble, Swisher, IA (US);
CIVCO Medical Instruments Co., Inc., Kalona, IA (US);
Abstract
A device in the form of an elongated articulating arm having a base for mounting it on or at the MRI apparatus. The free end of the arm is arranged to releasably mount any type of device, e.g., a clamp, a bracket, a biopsy needle guide, etc. The arm includes a plurality of interconnected segments each of which is arranged to pivot about a respective axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm, but restricted from twisting about the longitudinal axis. A flexible elongated adjustable tensioning member in the form of plural sections of a cord extend through respective ones of plural flexible sheaths within the arm between the base and the distal end portion to enable the arm to be moved or bent into a desired shape when tension is released and then held in that shape when tension is applied.