Configurable System and Method for Indicating Deviation from a Medical Device Placement Pathway

A medical device placement configurable pathway deviation indication system comprising:

• a medical device comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured to be inserted into a body of a patient;
• a location transmitter configured to transmit a signal related to a position of the distal end of the medical device;
• at least one detector device configured to receive information related to the patient's body and the location transmitter;
• a configurable pathway deviation indication system operatively coupled to the location transmitter and the at least one detector device, the configurable pathway deviation indication system comprising:
• a display,
• a computing system comprising one or more processors and or more non-transitory computer-readable media that collectively store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• providing a representation of anatomical landmarks of the patient's body;
• providing one or more pathway boundaries relative to a desired pathway in the representation of the anatomical landmarks;
• displaying, on the display, the position of the location transmitter of the medical device relative to the desired pathway;
• determining in real-time if the position of the location transmitter of the medical device approaches, reaches, and/or breaches any of the one or more pathway boundaries;
• and
• providing an indication when the location transmitter of the medical device approaches, reaches, and/or breaches any of the one or more pathway boundaries.