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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Gabor Fichtinger, Bethesda, MD (US);
Ergin Atalar, Columbia, MD (US);
Louis L. Whitcomb, Baltimore, MD (US);
Robert C. Susil, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attila Tanacs, Zakanyszek, HU;
Axel Krieger, Affalterback, DE;
Gabor Fichtinger, Bethesda, MD (US);
Ergin Atalar, Columbia, MD (US);
Louis L. Whitcomb, Baltimore, MD (US);
Robert C. Susil, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attila Tanacs, Zakanyszek, HU;
Axel Krieger, Affalterback, DE;
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The end-effector () includes a sheath () and a medical device or needle carrier () that is disposed within the interior compartment () of the sheath. Aperture () is located in a portion of the sheath proximal a distal end of the sheath that is inserted into a natural or artificial cavity. This device is guided by a real-time imager.