Patent ID: 7628762

Claim:
A medical device, comprising: a base; a cradle moveably mounted to the base; and an indexing guide moveable with the cradle and including a receptacle within which a portion of a medical instrument is received, the indexing guide including at least one guide lock slidably attached to the indexing guide, the guide lock moveable axially through application of an axial force to the guide lock between a locked position, in which the guide lock engages a portion of the medical instrument received within the receptacle to substantially prevent rotation and axial movement of the portion of the medical instrument received in the receptacle relative to the indexing guide and the cradle, and an unlocked position, in which the guide lock is disengaged from the medical instrument received in the receptacle, wherein the medical instrument includes at least one notch and the guide lock is configured to be received in the notch to prevent movement of the medical instrument in a first axial direction and the indexing guide includes a lip adjacent the receptacle, the lip including a projection extending inward of the receptacle and engagable with the medical instrument to prevent movement of the medical instrument in a second axial direction.