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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
S. Ray Isaacson, Layton, UT (US);
Austin Jason Mckinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A cannula locator device is described herein. The cannula locator device may include a cannula. The cannula may include a distal tip, an elongated tubular shaft, and an inner lumen formed by the elongated tubular shaft. The cannula locator device may also include a first optical fiber configured to emit light and a second optical fiber configured to receive reflected light. The first and second optical fibers may be disposed within the inner lumen of the cannula. The first optical fiber may include a first distal end and a first proximal end. The second optical fiber may include a first proximal end and first distal end.