IP Library Granted Patent US 6,846,315
Granted Patent B2
US 6,846,315 · App. 10/159,283 · Granted Jan 25, 2005

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Patent No.
US 6,846,315
App. No.
10/159,283
Granted
Jan 25, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a medical device guide, such as a template guide. The device guide includes a frame a frame having a plurality of network supports. A wire network is supported by the network supports thereby forming a plurality of meshes. A medical device may be inserted through one of the meshes to guide a position of the medical device.

Claims (8)

1. A medical device guide, comprising:

a frame comprising a plurality of network supports; and

a wire network supported by the network supports, the wire network forming a plurality of meshes, whereby a medical device may be inserted through one of the meshes to guide the medical device:

wherein the wire network is formed by wrapping a wire around the frame to form a grid, said network being removable from the frame so as to be replaced by a new wire network wrapped around the frame.

2. The medical device guide of claim 1 , wherein the medical device is a device for positioning a radioactive seed with respect to a prostate.

3. The medical device guide of claim 1 , wherein the network supports comprise at least one slot for frictionably securing a wire of the wire network.

4. The medical device guide of claim 1 , wherein a wire of the wire network is suture.

5. The medical device guide of claim 1 , wherein the wire network may be removed from the frame and replaced with a second wire network.