Advanced Electromagnetic Motion and Tracking Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter System with Extended Endovascular Applications
OwnerJaywant P. Parmarinventor
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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.
Claims3
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A sheath for vascular introduction having a proximal separable portion which serves as an annular constrainment ring to allow for hub fusion to an encircled catheter that is introduced through the vascular introduction sheath.
A method for mounting a plastic or metal hub to a bare tubular conduit to a flexible catheter using an internally passing obturator, a proximal sleeve and an adhesive bonding agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.