Systems and methods for preventing or treating vascular access device-related thrombosis
AssigneeBard Access Systems, Inc.
InventorMatthew J. Prince
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Abstract
A system for preventing or treating vascular access device (“VAD”)-related thrombosis can include an ultrasound transducer configured to emit thrombus-fragmenting ultrasound into a patient about a VAD. The ultrasound transducer can include a securing means for securing the ultrasound transducer to the patient over the VAD. A method of such a system can include an ultrasound-emitting step. The ultrasound-emitting step can include emitting thrombus-fragmenting ultrasound from the ultrasound transducer into the patient about the VAD.
Claims17
A system for preventing or treating vascular access device (“VAD”)-related thrombosis, comprising:
- an ultrasound transducer configured to emit thrombus-fragmenting ultrasound into a patient about a thrombus associated with a VAD, the thrombus formed within the VAD, around the VAD, or both within the VAD and around the VAD, and the ultrasound transducer including a securing means for securing the ultrasound transducer to the patient over the VAD;
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- a console operably coupled to the ultrasound transducer, the console including:
- a processor;
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- memory including instructions configured to instantiate a process when executed by the processor to implement a pre-programmed ultrasound emission profile for preventing or treating VAD-related thrombosis, wherein the pre-programmed ultrasound emission profile includes a period of continuous ultrasound emission, a period of pulsed ultrasound emission, a constant ultrasound power level, different ultrasound power levels, a constant ultrasound frequency, different ultrasound frequencies, or a combination thereof.
A method of a system for preventing or treating vascular access device (“VAD”)-related thrombosis, comprising:
- emitting thrombus-fragmenting ultrasound from an ultrasound transducer into a patient about a thrombus associated with a VAD, the thrombus formed within the VAD, around the VAD, or both within the VAD and around the VAD, and the ultrasound transducer including a securing means for securing the ultrasound transducer to the patient over the VAD;
- instantiating a process upon execution of instructions stored in memory of a console by a processor of the console, the console operably coupled to the ultrasound transducer;
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- implementing in accordance with the process i) a pre-programmed ultrasound emission profile or ii) a custom ultrasound emission profile based upon diagnostic data for preventing or treating VAD-related thrombosis, wherein the pre-programmed ultrasound emission profile or the custom ultrasound emission profile includes a period of continuous ultrasound emission, a period of pulsed ultrasound emission, a constant ultrasound power level, different ultrasound power levels, a constant ultrasound frequency, different ultrasound frequencies, or a combination thereof.
A system for preventing or treating vascular access device (“VAD”)-related thrombosis, comprising:
- an ultrasound transducer configured to emit thrombus-fragmenting ultrasound into a patient about a thrombus associated with a VAD, the thrombus formed within the VAD, around the VAD, or both within the VAD and around the VAD, and the ultrasound transducer including a securing means for securing the ultrasound transducer to the patient over the VAD;
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- a console operably coupled to the ultrasound transducer, the console including:
- a processor;
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- memory including instructions configured to instantiate a process when executed by the processor to implement a custom ultrasound emission profile based upon diagnostic data for preventing or treating VAD-related thrombosis, wherein the custom ultrasound emission profile includes a period of continuous ultrasound emission, a period of pulsed ultrasound emission, a constant ultrasound power level, different ultrasound power levels, a constant ultrasound frequency, different ultrasound frequencies, or a combination thereof.
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