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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Shayne Messerly, Kaysville, UT (US);
Jeremy B. Cox, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US);
Catherine C. Breiter, Holladay, UT (US);
Ryan R. Lemon, Sandy, UT (US);
Christian W. Crook, West Jordan, UT (US);
Matthew W. Bown, West Bountiful, UT (US);
Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, UT (US);
Kelly J. Christian, Draper, UT (US);
Amir Orome, Sandy, UT (US);
Jason R. Stats, Layton, UT (US);
Shayne Messerly, Kaysville, UT (US);
Jeremy B. Cox, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US);
Catherine C. Breiter, Holladay, UT (US);
Ryan R. Lemon, Sandy, UT (US);
Christian W. Crook, West Jordan, UT (US);
Matthew W. Bown, West Bountiful, UT (US);
Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, UT (US);
Kelly J. Christian, Draper, UT (US);
Amir Orome, Sandy, UT (US);
Jason R. Stats, Layton, UT (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An integrated catheter placement system for accurately placing a catheter within a patient'vasculature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated system comprises a system console, a tip location sensor for temporary placement on the patient's chest, and an ultrasound probe. The tip location sensor senses a magnetic field of a stylet disposed in a lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disposed in the vasculature. The ultrasound probe ultrasonically images a portion of the vasculature prior to intravascular introduction of the catheter. The ultrasound probe includes user input controls for controlling use of the ultrasound probe in an ultrasound mode and use of the tip location sensor in a tip location mode. In another embodiment, ECG signal-based catheter tip guidance is included in the integrated system to enable guidance of the catheter tip to a desired position with respect to a node of the patient's heart.