Patent ID: 7722565
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An access system for a device, comprising: a plate member defining at least a first aperture, the plate member including a first side and a second side, wherein the first side includes a semispherical surface that is configured to be positioned against a skin surface of a patient; a hub defining at least a second aperture and being slideably coupled to the second side of the plate member by a guide passing through the second aperture of the hub; a lock mechanism configured to lock the hub relative to the plate member on the guide; a removable probe that is inserted through the hub and the plate member; and a magnetically trackable sensor; wherein, when the semispherical surface is positioned against the skin surface of the patient, the hub is operable to be slid relative to the plate member along the guide until the sensor indicates that the probe is positioned at a target site within the patient.