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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Huy Ngoc Tran, Riverton, UT (US);
Jordan P. Diamond, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Paul T. Westwood, Kaysville, UT (US);
Andrew J. Lengyel, Sandy, UT (US);
Trevor Teerlink, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US);
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to trackable medical device, e.g. a catheter placement system, having a needle formed of a magnetizable material, and magnetized to produce a magnetic field having a magnetic field strength or a magnetic field signature detectable by a sensor of a tracking system. The medical device further includes a spring formed of a non-magnetizable material, e.g. silver coated copper beryllium or the like, and configured to display the same mechanical performance properties as a spring formed of the magnetizable material. Also disclosed is a method of tracking a medical device including magnetizing the catheter placement system to produce a magnetic field having a strength or a magnetic field signature and detecting the magnetic field by a sensor of a tracking system.