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US008.747418B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,747,418 B2 Qureshi et al. (45) Date of Patent: Jun. 10, 2014 (54) TRAJECTORY GUIDE 4,111,209 A 9, 1978 Wolvek et al. 4,609,174. A * 9/1986 Nakatani ....................... 248.465 (75) Inventors: Salman Qureshi, Winnipeg (CA); Mark 29, A SE Clan Grant, Winnipeg (CA); Genius 4,733,936 A 3/1988 Brown Dacpano, Winnipeg (CA) 4,832,024 A 5/1989 Boussignac et al. 4.914,608 A 4, 1990 LeBihan et al. (73) Assignee: Monteris Medical Corporation, (Continued) Plymouth, MN (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 CA 1317641 5, 2011 U.S.C. 154(b) by 594 days. CN 262O289 Y 6, 2004 (21) Appl. No.: 12/540,500 on Continuedto cross (22) Filed: Aug. 13, 2009 International Preliminary Report on Patentability, dated Feb. 15. (65) Prior Publication Data 2011, regarding PCT/CA2009/001137, 8 pgs. US 2010/0042111A1 Feb. 18, 2010 (Continued) Primary Examiner — Katherine Dowe Related U.S. Application Data Assistant Examiner — Sidharth Kapoor (60) Provisional application No. 61/089,224, filed on Aug. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Oblon, Spivak, 15, 2008, provisional application No. 61/170,859, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. filed on Apr. 20, 2009. 51) Int. C (57) ABSTRACT (51) Int. Cl. A trajectory guide for providing access to a target site of a (52) A6BU.S. Cl 9/00 (2006.01) living subject along a desired path comprises a baseplate SR 15:...'.- s s aSR&R.S.
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