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US 2016/0096003 A1Published application
Advanced Electromagnetic Motion and Tracking Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter System with Extended Endovascular Applications
AssigneeJaywant P. Parmar
InventorJaywant P. Parmar
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Abstract
A method of inserting a catheter and catheter placement apparatus that were designed for improving the safety and efficiency in the placement of a PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) implant are described. The invention enables placement of the catheter into the body while the catheter is maintained in a sterile environment.
Claims21
A method of placing a catheter inside a body, comprising:
- providing an enclosed tube comprising a guidewire and one or more external magnets that are external to the enclosed tube and coupled to one or more ferromagnetic components within the enclosed tube;
- the enclosed tube open at one end to provide an entry to the body;
- moving at least one of the external magnets to provide a motive force to move at least a portion of the guidewire from inside the tube to inside the body;
- and moving a catheter over the guidewire into place within the body.
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A catheter placement apparatus, comprising:
- a sterile enclosed tube comprising:
- a guidewire, a first ferromagnetic component coupled to the guidewire, and a catheter;
- one or more external magnets that are external to the enclosed tube and coupled to one or more ferromagnetic components within the sterile tube;
- and wherein the largest dimension of the enclosed tube is the length direction and wherein the one or more external magnets comprises:
- a first external magnet that is coupled to the first ferromagnetic component that is coupled to the guidewire and wherein the first external magnet is translatable in the direction of the length of the enclosed tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.