Systems and methods for autonomous intravenous needle insertion
AssigneeVeebot Systems, Inc.
InventorsRichard J. Harris, Joseph B. Mygatt, Stuart I. Harris
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Abstract
Systems and methods for autonomous intravenous needle insertion are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for autonomous intravenous insertion include a robot arm, one or more sensors pivotally attached to the robot arm for gathering information about potential insertion sites in a subject arm, a medical device pivotally attached to the robot arm, and a controller in communication with the sensors and the robot arm, wherein the controller receives the information from the sensors about potential insertion sites, and the controller selects a target insertion site and directs the robot arm to insert the medical device into the target insertion site.
Claims20
A system for an intravenous insertion comprising:
- a robotic positioning system comprising an insertion module, the insertion module comprising:
- a sensor assembly engaged to the insertion module, the sensor assembly including one or more sensors attached to the sensor assembly to gather information about a target insertion site in a blood vessel of a subject;
- and
- a holding tool engaged to the insertion module, the holding tool being configured to hold a needle for insertion into the blood vessel;
- a tube manipulator configured to transfer one or more blood drawing tubes toward or away from the needle;
- and
- one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors, the holding tool, the robotic positioning system, and the tube manipulator,
- wherein the one or more controllers are programmed to autonomously direct the needle into the blood vessel at the target insertion site based on the information received from the one or more sensors, and to direct the tube manipulator to enable a connection, thereby allowing blood to be collected in the one or more blood drawing tubes, and
- wherein the information from the one or more sensors comprises three-dimensional coordinates and orientation of the blood vessel.
A system for an intravenous insertion comprising:
- a robotic positioning system comprising an insertion module, the insertion module comprising:
- a sensor assembly engaged to the insertion module, the sensor assembly including one or more sensors attached to the sensor assembly to gather information about potential insertion sites in one or more blood vessels of a subject;
- and
- a holding tool engaged to the insertion module, the holding tool being configured to hold a needle for insertion into the one or more blood vessels;
- a tube manipulator configured to transfer one or more blood drawing tubes toward or away from the needle;
- and
- one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors, the holding tool, the robotic positioning system, and the tube manipulator,
- wherein the one or more controllers is programmed to
- identify a target insertion site in a target blood vessel in three-dimensional coordinates and orientation of the target blood vessel based on the information received from the one or more sensors;
- and
- based on the three-dimensional coordinates and orientation of the target blood vessel at the target insertion site, to autonomously direct the needle into the target blood vessel at the target insertion site, and to direct the tube manipulator to enable a connection, thereby allowing blood to be collected in the one or more blood drawing tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.