US PATENT SUBCLASS 606 / 130
.~ Stereotaxic device
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 606/130
Stereotaxic device:
(under subclass 1) Subject matter wherein a means is provided for use in surgery for directing the tip of a delicate instrument (e.g., a needle or an electrode) in three planes with the ability to reach or return to a predetermined point or region of a body through a relatively small access opening.
(1) Note. Included in this subclasses are means for treating internal tumors, neural disorders, etc., which have been located by other means e.g., CT Scanners, tomography, and other devices used to "target" a particular portion of e.g., the brain.
