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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Mansfield, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0463 (2013.01); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/0477 (2014.02); A61M 16/0006 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2209/10 (2013.01); A61M 2230/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for guiding suction of an obstruction may comprise emitting sound waves from a sound generator into a tube, detecting returning acoustic reflections with at least one sound receiver, analyzing, using a processor, timings and amplitudes of the returning acoustic reflections to determine a location and size of an obstruction within the tube and a location of a tip of a suction catheter, and guiding the suction catheter to the obstruction.