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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Gabor Fichtinger, Kingston, CA;
Ergin Atalar, Bilkent Ankara, TR;
Louis L. Whitcomb, Baltimore, MD (US);
Robert C. Susil, Baltimore, MD (US);
Axel Krieger, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attila Tanacs, Zakanyszek, HU;
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/287 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/0833 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 10/0241 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2090/365 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3784 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3954 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3958 (2016.02);
Abstract
The end-effector includes a sheath and a medical device or needle carrier that is disposed within the interior compartment of the sheath. An 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.