Catheter system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorDavid J. Miller
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Abstract
In one example, the disclosure relates to a catheter system comprising an elongated body defining a lumen. The elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. An anchoring member is positioned on the proximal portion of the elongated body. The anchoring member configured to anchor the proximal portion of the elongated body to a patient. The catheter system includes one or more sensors positioned on the elongated body. The one or more sensors are configured to sense a parameter of a fluid within the lumen of the elongated body. The catheter system includes memory positioned on the elongated body, the memory configured to store patient-specific information.
Claims20
A catheter system comprising:
- an elongated body defining a lumen, the elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion;
- an anchoring member positioned on the proximal portion of the elongated body, the anchoring member configured to anchor the proximal portion of the elongated body to a patient;
- one or more sensors positioned on the elongated body, the one or more sensors configured to sense a parameter of a fluid within the lumen of the elongated body;
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- memory positioned on the elongated body, the memory configured to store patient-specific information.
A method comprising:
- sensing, with one or more sensors positioned on a distal portion of an elongated body anchored to a patient with an anchoring member positioned on a proximal portion of the elongated body, a parameter of a fluid within a lumen defined by the elongated body;
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- storing, with a memory positioned on the distal portion of the elongated body, patient-specific information that includes sensor information collected by the at least one sensor.
A catheter system comprising:
- an elongated body defining a lumen, the elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion;
- an anchoring member positioned on the proximal portion of the elongated body, the anchoring member configured to anchor the proximal portion of the elongated body to a patient;
- one or more sensors positioned on the elongated body, the one or more sensors configured to sense a parameter of a fluid within the lumen of the elongated body;
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- memory positioned on the distal portion of the elongated body, the memory configured to store patient-specific information, wherein the patient-specific information includes sensor information collected by the one or more sensors and patient-data collected from one or more external devices configured to be coupled to the catheter system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.