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Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2019
Applicant:

Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Donald McMichael, Roswell, GA (US);

Kelley R. Biehl, Roswell, GA (US);

Assignee:

Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61J 15/0084 (2015.05);
Abstract

A medical device position notification system including a medical device and at least one sensor associated with the medical device, a processor, and a display device. The medical device is configured to be inserted into an orifice of the patient. The sensor measures information related to the position of the medical device in the patient's body, and communicates the information with the processor in real-time. The display device is coupled to the processor and is configured to display a tracing path of the position of the medical device in real-time. The display device is further configured to display a notification of the position of the medical device within the patient's body, such as a notification alert that the medical device has deviated from a predetermined path.


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