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US 2006/0149141 A1Published application
Method of using pressure to determine the positioning of a catheter within a breast duct
OwnerEllen Sheetsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of systems of methods for the positioning of medical devices in body cavities. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method that uses pressure to detect the position a catheter within a breast duct.
Claims13
A method of detecting the placement of a medical device in a body cavity, comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting a medical device into a body cavity;
- (b) monitoring a pressure within the body cavity;
- and (c) if the pressure monitored in step (b) rises above a predetermined threshold level, providing feedback to the user that the medical device is not properly placed within said body cavity.
A system for detecting the placement of a medical device in a body cavity, the system including;
- a medical device insertable into a body cavity;
- a pressure sensor positioned to detect a pressure of the body cavity;
- and feedback means coupled to the pressure sensor to provide feedback to a user if the pressure monitored by the pressure sensor rises above a predetermined level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.