HUP0003702A2 - Energiával vezetett berendezés és eljárás - Google Patents

Energiával vezetett berendezés és eljárás

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HUP0003702A2
HUP0003702A2 HU0003702A HUP0003702A HUP0003702A2 HU P0003702 A2 HUP0003702 A2 HU P0003702A2 HU 0003702 A HU0003702 A HU 0003702A HU P0003702 A HUP0003702 A HU P0003702A HU P0003702 A2 HUP0003702 A2 HU P0003702A2
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energy
target area
predetermined direction
along
energy beam
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HU0003702A
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Michael K. Landi
John C. Mcneirney
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Minrad Inc.
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Publication of HUP0003702A2 publication Critical patent/HUP0003702A2/hu
Publication of HUP0003702A3 publication Critical patent/HUP0003702A3/hu

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/34—Trocars; Puncturing needles
    • A61B17/3403—Needle locating or guiding means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/10—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
    • A61B90/11—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints
    • A61B90/13—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints guided by light, e.g. laser pointers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S33/00—Geometrical instruments
    • Y10S33/21—Geometrical instruments with laser

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Polysaccharides And Polysaccharide Derivatives (AREA)
  • Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)

Abstract

A találmány szerinti eszköz (400); pl. biopsziatű, fecskendő vagyfúró, egy energianyalábbal (66) célszerűen lézernyalábbal vezethető,egy előre meghatározott irányvonal (65), mentén egy felszín alatticélterület (50) felé. Az eszköz (400) egy energiasugarasirányzórendszerrel (60) együtt használható, amely egy energianyalábot(66) irányít egy irányvonal (65) mentén a célterület (50) felé. Azeszköz (400) egy energiavezető részt (430), a célterületet (50) abőrön át elérő behatolóelemet (440), és egy energiaérzékeny elemet(425), tartalmaz, amely a célterületet (50) a bőrön át elérőbehatolóelem (440) és az energiavezető rész (430) között vanelhelyezve. A találmány egy eljárásra is vonatkozik, amely szerint akezelő figyeli az energiaérzékeny elemet (425), amely fénnyel jelzi,ha az eszköz (400) a célterület (50) felé haladva egy vonalban van azelőre meghatározott irányvonallal (65). Ó
HU0003702A 1997-01-22 1997-10-13 Energy guided apparatus and method HUP0003702A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US3420797P 1997-01-22 1997-01-22
US08/859,380 US5810841A (en) 1997-01-22 1997-05-20 Energy guided apparatus and method with indication of alignment

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HUP0003702A2 true HUP0003702A2 (hu) 2001-02-28
HUP0003702A3 HUP0003702A3 (en) 2002-05-28

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US (1) US5810841A (hu)
EP (1) EP1003435B1 (hu)
JP (1) JP3939360B2 (hu)
KR (1) KR100531163B1 (hu)
CN (1) CN1199618C (hu)
AT (1) ATE265190T1 (hu)
AU (1) AU733389B2 (hu)
BR (1) BR9714500A (hu)
CA (1) CA2286689A1 (hu)
CO (1) CO4771154A1 (hu)
CZ (1) CZ299635B6 (hu)
DE (1) DE69728908T2 (hu)
ES (1) ES2218667T3 (hu)
HR (1) HRP980020A2 (hu)
HU (1) HUP0003702A3 (hu)
ID (1) ID23226A (hu)
MX (1) MXPA99006842A (hu)
NO (1) NO325472B1 (hu)
NZ (1) NZ337168A (hu)
PL (1) PL186838B1 (hu)
SK (1) SK285418B6 (hu)
TR (1) TR199901747T2 (hu)
TW (1) TW366288B (hu)
WO (1) WO1998052485A1 (hu)

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DE69728908T2 (de) 2005-06-23
JP2002510997A (ja) 2002-04-09
CO4771154A1 (es) 1999-04-30
KR20000070400A (ko) 2000-11-25
US5810841A (en) 1998-09-22
ATE265190T1 (de) 2004-05-15
WO1998052485A9 (en) 1999-04-22
EP1003435A1 (en) 2000-05-31
NO993569D0 (no) 1999-07-21
PL186838B1 (pl) 2004-03-31
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AU4898397A (en) 1998-12-11
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WO1998052485A1 (en) 1998-11-26
NO325472B1 (no) 2008-05-05
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CN1255050A (zh) 2000-05-31
BR9714500A (pt) 2000-03-21
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DE69728908D1 (de) 2004-06-03
KR100531163B1 (ko) 2005-11-24
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