Localization mechanism for an mri compatible biopsy device
CA 2445369 A1 · Owner: Tinsley, John C. Iii · Inventors: Thompson, Eric W.; Tinsley, John C. Iii; Tsonton, Mark
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A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast, compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone stereotactic biopsy, procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The, localization fixture can include a breast compression plate and a biopsy probe support, plate for supporting a biopsy probe for movement along multiple perpendicular axes, The position of both the breast compression plate and the biopsy probe support plate can, be adjustable along an axis which is generally parallel to a probe needle.
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- Filed October 17, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 17, 2023.
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