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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:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2019
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
S. Ray Isaacson, Layton, UT (US);
Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Murray, UT (US);
Ralph L. Sonderegger, Farmington, UT (US);
Marc Weimer, South Jordan, UT (US);
Lawrence Trainer, Murray, UT (US);
Seth R. Strand, South Jordan, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument or device, such as a catheter, has echogenic properties, in addition to or as an alternative to radiopaque properties, to facilitate detection of the medical instrument or device during medical procedures using suitable imaging methods, such as ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods. In example embodiments, an example catheter has a relatively increased radiopacity and echogenicity to facilitate a clinician with detecting the catheter with ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods to assist the clinician with the insertion, placement, and/or maintenance of the catheter, for example.