Diagnostic kit, device, and method of using same

1. A radiopaque tool comprising:

a grid of radiopaque strands arranged in a predefined order embedded within a flexible sheet of non radiopaque material;

wherein said sheet is a gel material with tailored diffusion and self-attaching characteristics;

wherein said sheet is a semi-rigid three-dimensional network of entangled polymer particles having a sufficient volume of a liquid local anesthetic disposed therein for continuously anesthetizing a local anatomical site through a diagnostic interventional medical procedure.

2. The radiopaque tool according to claim 1 , wherein said grid and said sheet have a sufficient flexibility to flex and conform to an external shape of a three-dimensional anatomical structure but not such a sufficient flexibility to hinder molding of said sheet to said three-dimensional structure.

3. The radiopaque tool according to claim 2 , wherein said sheet is a gel material.

4. The radiopaque tool according to claim 3 , wherein said grid is arranged in strands of alternating diameters in an X and Y coordinate direction.

5. The radiopaque tool according to claim 3 , wherein said grid is arranged in strands with uniform diameters and spacing in an X and Y coordinate direction.

6. The radiopaque tool according to claim 3 , wherein said grid is arranged in strands with spacing in an X and Y coordinate direction and having a uniform diameter in an X direction of said grid and another uniform diameter in a Y direction of said grid.

7. The radiopaque tool according to claim 1 , wherein said grid has a repeating pattern in one direction only.

8. The radiopaque tool according to claim 7 , wherein said one direction only is in an X coordinate direction of said grid.

9. The radiopaque tool according to claim 7 , wherein said one direction only is in a Y coordinate direction of said grid.

10. The radiopaque tool according to claim 1 , wherein sheet and said grid have a sufficient flexibility to flex and conform to an external shape of a three-dimensional anatomical structure but not such a sufficient flexibility to hinder molding of said sheet to said three-dimensional structure.

11. The radiopaque tool according to claim 10 , wherein said sheet has a sufficient self-attaching characteristic to remain in place during an interventional procedure including marking, probing and drilling procedures.

12. The radiopaque tool according to claim 1 , wherein said sheet and said grid are attached to a surgical stent to facilitate a diagnostic and interventional procedure.

13. The radiopaque tool according to claim 1 , wherein said grid of radiopaque strands arranged in a predefined order embedded within a flexible sheet of non radiopaque material conform to the shape of a localized area of a surgical stent.

14. A radiopaque tool kit, comprising:

a plurality of flexible grids of radiopaque strands arranged in a predefined order;

a molding tray for holding an individual one of said plurality of flexible grids in a static position;

a container of polymer particles reactive with a liquid; and

a set of instructions for using said tray, an individual one of said flexible grids and a predetermined amount of the polymer particles in said container for forming a self attaching radiopaque diagnostic tool having a certain diffusion characteristic for the continually releasing of an anesthetic liquid during a diagnostic and interventional procedure.

15. The radiopaque tool kit according to claim 14 , further comprising:

at least another plurality of flexible grids of radiopaque strands arranged in another predefined order for facilitating the forming of another self-attaching radiopaque diagnostic tool.

16. The radiopaque tool kit according to claim 14 , further comprising:

at least another container of polymer particles reactive with a liquid for facilitating the formation of another self attaching radiopaque diagnostic tool having a different self-attaching characteristic than said self-attaching radiopaque diagnostic tool.