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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Donald Masters, Fremont, CA (US);
Scott Harshman, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Donald Masters, Fremont, CA (US);
Scott Harshman, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/12 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for locking and detecting the presence of a catheter. In an embodiment, a catheter system comprises a catheter and a magnet attached to a proximal end of the catheter. The catheter system further comprises a lock receptacle configured to receive and lock the proximal end of the catheter therein, and a Hall-effect sensor configured to detect the presence of the magnet, and hence the catheter, when the catheter is locked in the lock receptacle.