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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Lumoptik, Inc., Washington Island, WI (US);
Inventors:
Donald J Verlee, Libertyville, IL (US);
Thomas Janicki, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Lumoptik, Inc., Washington Island, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 17/3401 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 5/6848 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00057 (2013.01); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0007 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0166 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods to assist a practitioner to confirm location of a distal tip of a needle within a patient include confirming tactile feedback from a needle insertion to a point of loss of resistance of fluid flow and by viewing a display showing color of a tissue plane at the distal tip of the needle at the point of loss of resistance.