Patent ID: 6048321
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A guide assembly comprising:a base having a first end, a second end spaced apart from said first end, a first surface, a second surface, and a longitudinal axis extending through said first and second ends of said base, said base having a guide portion formed in said base extending between said first and second ends of said base parallel with the axis of said base;a bracket which includes a bracket housing having a first end, a second end and a generally cylindrical, bore extending through the first and second ends of said bracket housing, said bore having a longitudinal axis extending through said bore generally parallel to the axis of said base, said bracket being connected with the said base for selectable movement of said bracket relative to said base between the first and second ends of said base, said bracket housing having a receptacle positioned within and generally coaxial with said bore adjacent the first end of said bracket, said receptacle being configured for receiving a biopsy device within said receptacle, whereby a portion of the biopsy device may be received within the receptacle substantially parallel with the axis of the bore and guided into preselected tissue upon movement of the bracket relative to the base.