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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Sonarmed Inc., Carmel, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey P. Mansfield, Carmel, IN (US);
Andrew D. Cothrel, Carmel, IN (US);
Laura L. Lyons, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
SONARMED INC., Carmel, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 5/50 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/044 (2013.01); A61M 5/16831 (2013.01); A61M 5/5086 (2013.01); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/0006 (2014.02); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/021 (2017.08); A61M 25/10184 (2013.11); A61M 25/10188 (2013.11); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/15 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a leak detection system and method for tube or catheter placement. The system and method includes acoustically sensing a leak in the seal between a tube or catheter within a body and the body cavity against which it is sealed, assisting the user in adjusting the system until the leak has been substantially sealed, and establishing system parameters to be used thereafter to maintain the system in an operating state that will substantially prevent leakage, all using a noninvasive acoustic technique.