Patent ID: 8267895
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A needle guide system comprising: a needle guide including at least one wall defining an internal cavity of the needle guide; a lock connected to the needle guide, the lock movable between a first and a second position and having a shaft including a first end and a second end; and a needle disposed in the internal cavity of the needle guide, the needle having a long axis and a tip; wherein the needle is movable along the long axis with respect to the needle guide when the lock is in the first position; and the needle is locked to the needle guide and the tip extends beyond the wall of the needle guide when the lock is in the second position, wherein when the lock is in the first position, the first end is disposed in the internal cavity of the needle guide and the second end is disposed external to the internal cavity of the needle guide, and when the lock is in the second position, the second end is disposed in the internal cavity of the needle guide and the first end is disposed external to the internal cavity of the needle guide.