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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Scott L. Kalpin, Harris, MN (US);
Scott A. Sarkinen, Greenfield, MN (US);
Inventors:
Scott L. Kalpin, Harris, MN (US);
Scott A. Sarkinen, Greenfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61M 5/42 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0244 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 5/427 (2013.01); A61M 5/14276 (2013.01); A61M 2209/045 (2013.01); A61M 5/16831 (2013.01); A61B 2019/464 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems for detecting needle insertion into a port chamber of an implantable medical device include a pressure sensor. The system detects characteristic pressure profiles associated with needle insertion into the port chamber through a septum and may generate a sensory cue to a clinician that proper needle placement has been achieved. Methods for detecting needle insertion into a port chamber of an implantable medical device includes detecting characteristic pressure profiles associated with needle insertion into the port chamber through a septum.