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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Donald McMichael, Roswell, GA (US);
Shawn G. Purnell, Sandy Springs, GA (US);
Assignee:
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2021.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0127 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61J 15/0003 (2013.01); A61J 15/0088 (2015.05); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2090/367 (2016.02);
Abstract
A medical device position guidance system includes a plurality of noninvasive external detector devices communicable with an invasive medical device. A magnetic field is used to gather information about the anatomical size and shape of a subject, such as a human. The medical device position guidance system further uses the magnetic field to obtain information about the positioning of the invasive medical device relative to the subject's anatomy. A method of using the medical device position guidance system is also provided.