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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Sonarmed Inc., Carmel, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Mansfield, Bloomington, IN (US);
Laura Lyons, Carmel, IN (US);
Sven Schreiber, West Lafayette, IN (US);
David Gunn, Katy, TX (US);
Thomas Bumgardner, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
SonarMed Inc., Carmel, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0488 (2013.01); A61B 5/061 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 25/01 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2240/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.