| 摘要 |
A device for aligning medical devices is disclosed. A biopsy device (10) having a handpiece (20), an elongated hollow needle (30) with a lateral tissue receiving port (34), and an apparatus (100) for providing a guide path (124), such as a light apparatus, is described. The light apparatus can provide visible light in a generally planar form, and the hollow needle can be aligned with the plane of light (120) provided by the light apparatus. The light guide path provides a visible path along the skin (2) of a patient, and the path can be used to align the needle of the biopsy device with a separate, hand held probe, such as an ultrasound probe (300) used in ultrasound imaging. |
