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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
Innovital, Llc, Calverton, MD (US);
William Sanford Krimsky, Forest Hill, MD (US);
Curt Steven Kothera, Crofton, MD (US);
Amit Navin Shah, Bethesda, MD (US);
Gregory John Hiemenz, Silver Spring, MD (US);
InnoVital, LLC, Calverton, MD (US);
Abstract
A device () for medical procedure localization that provides a template that indexes the site of interest along a first axis or plane that is defined by anatomical landmarks of a patient. An embodiment is disclosed in which a first axis is an axillary line from the patient's axilla (armpit) toward the iliac crest (pelvis) and the site of interest is a distance away from the axilla along said first axis. The site of interest is the 3rd, 4or 5intercostal space, into which a needle/catheter and/or chest tube may be placed for decompression.