Patent ID: 8206314
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A guide device for guiding a biopsy instrument relative to a patient, the biopsy instrument comprising an elongate portion having a cross-section, the guide device comprising: (a) a first face; (b) a second face opposing the first face; (c) a plurality of passageways extending from the first face to the second face, wherein the passageways each have a cross-section complementing the cross-section of the elongate portion of the biopsy instrument; and (d) one or more malleable members disposed on or about a wall defining a perimeter within at least one passageway, wherein the one or more malleable members do not substantially restrict access to the at least one passageway, and wherein the one or more malleable members do not project beyond the first face or the second face; wherein the guide device is configured to cooperate with a compression member to compressively secure a portion of a patient between the guide device and the compression member; wherein a selected one of the passageways is configured to guide the elongate portion of the biopsy instrument into the secured portion of the patient as the elongate portion of the biopsy instrument is inserted into the selected one of the passageways.