ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,929, issued on Dec. 2.
"Imaging needle guide" was invented by Shaw P. Wan (Norwood, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A needle guide comprising a base to which a pair of horizontal slide bars are secured, the horizontal slide bars including a channel opening running between the bars, a needle stabilizer with a central tube is slideably engaged with the pair of horizontal slide bars, wherein the needle stabilizer extends through the channel opening and has the ability to change positions along a length of the horizontal slide bar, an angular ruler is secured to the base and located proximal to the needle stabilizer to allow accurate ...