Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

July 2011

Patent Number

7981120

Abstract

This document discusses trajectory guides that include an instrument guide with at least one lumen angled with respect to an orthogonal or other through-axis. In one example, patterned lumens on the instrument guide provide a mirror image pattern of trajectory axes intersecting a target plane. In another example, height adjustment of the instrument guide extends these or other targeting techniques to a three-dimensional volume. This document also describes a method of manufacturing such an instrument guide, which is also applicable to manufacturing an instrument guide providing parallel lumens.

Application Number

11/738,893

Assignees

University of South Florida

Filing Date

04/23/2007

Primary/U.S. Class

606/129

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