Claims
- 1. A kit of parts for use in an image guided surgical procedure using a substantially real time imaging machine comprising:
a needle holder having a grasping means and a handle depending therefrom, said handle being configured such that said grasping means can be exposed to said imaging beam and an operator's hand can be kept a distance away from said imaging beam; a needle attachable to said grasping means and having a rigidity to travel through mammalian tissue to a target area and having a radioopacity that substantially preserves an appearance of said needle when said needle is viewed on a display of said real time imaging machine; and a sleeve for attachment to said real time imaging machine that provides a substantially sterile operating environment for using said needle when attached to to said machine.
- 2. The kit of parts according to claim 1 wherein a locking mechanism is associated with at least one of said grasping means and said needle for releasably locking said needle to said needle holder.
- 3. A surgical instrument for use in an image guided surgical procedure using a substantially real time imaging machine comprising:
a needle holder having a grasping means and a handle depending therefrom, said handle being configured such that said grasping means can be exposed to said imaging beam and an operator's hand can be kept a distance away from said imaging beam; and, a needle attachable to said grasping means and having a rigidity to travel through mammalian tissue to a target area and having a radioopacity that substantially preserves an appearance of said needle when said needle is viewed on a display of said real time imaging machine.
- 4. The surgical instrument of claim 1 wherein said needle is a trocar comprising a cannula and a stylet receivable within said cannula.
- 5. The surgical instrument of claim 1 wherein a locking mechanism is associated with at least one of said grasping means and said needle for releasably locking said needle to said needle holder.
- 6. A sterile drape for attachment to a real time imaging machine comprising:
a sheet of material for providing a substantially sterile barrier between said imaging machine and a patient; and, an attachment means for affixing said body to said imaging machine.
- 7. The drape according to claim 6 wherein said sheet of material is plastic and substantially tubular.
- 8. The drape according to claim 7 wherein said imaging machine has a pair of annular lips that flare outwardly from a respective opening of said machine and wherein said attachment means comprises an annular shaped elestic integral with each open respective ends of said sheet, each of said elastics for grasping a respective lip.
- 9. The drape according to claim 6 wherein said material is plastic and said attachment means is a series of series of rods integrally affixed to said plastic, said rods made from a springed material such that said sleeve has a first position wherein said sleeve is collapsed and a second position wherein said sleeve is outwardly springed.
- 10. The drape according to claim 6 wherein said material is nitinol and said attachment means is achived through configuring said nitinol to be outwardly springed.
- 11. The drape according to claim 7 wherein said attachment means is selected from the group consisting of velcro, ties, or snaps.
- 12. An imaging machine comprising:
a channel for receiving a patient and exposing said patient to a substantially real time imaging beam; and, an attachment means for affixing a sterile drape to said channel, such that when said sterile drape is attached thereto a substantially sterile barrier between said channel and said patient is provided.
- 13. The machine of claim 12 wherin said attachment means is comprised of a pair of annular lips flanged so as to provide a secure attachment to a pair of annular eleasticed openings of a sterile sleeve.
- 14. The machine according to claim 12 wherein said beam is selected from the group consisting of CT, MRI, and X-Ray.
- 15. The machine according to claim 12 wherein a refresh rate of said real-time imaging beam is greater than about thirteen frames per second.
- 16. The machine according to claim 15 wherein said rate is greater than about thirty frames per second.
- 17. The machine according to claim 15 wherein said rate is greater than about fifty frames per second.
PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/366,530 filed Mar. 25, 2002 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/366,529 filed Mar. 25, 2002, and the U.S. Formal Patent Application entitled “Method, Device and System for Implanting a Shunt” filed on Feb. 11, 2003 and for which co-inventor Murphy of the present application is also named as co-inventor. The contents of all of these documents are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60366529 |
Mar 2002 |
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60366530 |
Mar 2002 |
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