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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Canon U.s.a., Inc, Melville, NY (US);
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (US);
Kosuke Fujimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasumichi Arimitsu, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiko Hata, Waban, MA (US);
Sang-Eun Song, Boston, MA (US);
Junichi Tokuda, Boston, MA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A needle placement manipulator includes, a pair of rotary guides arranged at a slanted angle with respect to each other, a needle holder which holds a needle along a needle holder axis, and a base body on which the guides are supported. The needle holder axis and each axis of the rotary guides cross at a single point located at or below the base body. The base body is configured to be attached to a patient or to an RF-coil.