EP 3261551 A1 20180103 - INDIRECT VISUALIZATION-ASSISTED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
Title (en)
INDIRECT VISUALIZATION-ASSISTED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
Title (de)
DURCH INDIREKTE VISUALISIERUNG UNTERSTÜTZTE VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR POSITIONIERUNG MEDIZINISCHER INSTRUMENTE
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE POSITIONNEMENT D'INSTRUMENTS MÉDICAUX ASSISTÉS PAR UNE VISUALISATION INDIRECTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- IT MI20150299 A 20150227
- IB 2016050880 W 20160218
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2016135596A1] An apparatus (1) for positioning a medical instrument (2) with respect to a target tissue (3) comprises reference means (9) with a plurality of guide channels (11) with inlet openings (12) in a distal surface (10) to allow the medical instrument (2) to pass in a guided manner, and visual signaling means (29) which generate a visual signaling on the distal surface (10) in dependency of a spatial relationship between the reference means (9) and the target tissue (3) to assist in the positioning of the medical instrument (2) with respect to the target tissue (3) through a selected opening (31) of the inlet openings (12).
IPC 8 full level
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 10/0241 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); A61B 2090/366 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2016135596A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2016050880 W 20160218; EP 16715873 A 20160218