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US 2007/0179473 A1Published application
Systems And Methods For Locking And Detecting The Presence Of A Catheter
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsDonald Masters, Scott Harshman
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for locking and detecting the presence of a catheter. In an embodiment, a catheter system comprises a catheter and a magnet attached to a proximal end of the catheter. The catheter system further comprises a lock receptacle configured to receive and lock the proximal end of the catheter therein, and a Hall-effect sensor configured to detect the presence of the magnet, and hence the catheter, when the catheter is locked in the lock receptacle.
Claims11
A catheter system, comprising:
- a catheter having a proximal end;
- a magnet attached to the proximal end of the catheter;
- a lock receptacle configured to receive and lock the proximal end of the catheter therein;
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- a Hall-effect sensor configured to detect the presence of the magnet when the proximal end of the catheter is locked in the lock receptacle.
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