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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Marc I. Zemel, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Inventor:
Marc I. Zemel, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for visualizing needle entry into a body is presented. The system includes a needle for entering a body. The needle is coated with a radiation scattering coating on at least a portion of the needle. The system additionally includes a radiation visualization device which detects reflected radiation directed at a target body and enables medical personnel to view anatomical structures such as a blood vessel along with the inserted needle within a body.