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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Kelly B. Powers, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Jim C. Beasley, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kevin W. Sheetz, Sandy, UT (US);
Jay Gerondale, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Guy Rome, West Valley City, UT (US);
Kelly B. Powers, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Jim C. Beasley, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kevin W. Sheetz, Sandy, UT (US);
Jay Gerondale, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Guy Rome, West Valley City, UT (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods of performing a power injection procedure are described. One method includes taking an x-ray of a subcutaneously implanted access port in a patient to determine whether the access port includes a radiographic feature indicating that the access port is suitable for flowing fluid at a rate of at least about 1 milliliter per second through the access port, identifying the indicating radiographic feature on the x-ray, and flowing a fluid through the access port at a rate of at least about 1 milliliter per second.