Patent ID: 9005211
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical guide tube fixation device for attaching or fixing a guide tube to a spinal structure to deliver a substance to a target region, said guide tube fixation device comprising: an attachment device for attaching to the spinal structure, the attachment device comprising a clamp or a clamping element configured to clamp to a spinal structure; a joint attached with the attachment device; a spinal needle having a length and a diameter; a guide tube having a length and an inner core diameter, wherein the guide tube is configured to guide the spinal needle to a desired site or location and the inner core diameter of the guide tube is substantially the same as the diameter of the spinal needle and the length of the spinal needle is aligned with the length of guide tube; and a guide tube holding device attached with the joint and operable to hold and/or guide the guide tube, the guide tube holding device comprising a bore configured to receive the guide tube and a fixing device configured to selectively lock and release the guide tube within the bore to selectively prevent and enable movement of the guide tube within the bore.