Shayne Messerly,Jeremy B. Cox,Anthony K. Misener,Catherine C. Breiter,Ryan R. Lemon,Christian W. Crook,Matthew W. Bown,Eddie K. Burnside,Kelly J. Christian,Amir Orome,Jason R. Stats
申请号：
US13665420
公开号：
US20130060116A1
申请日:
2012.10.31
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
An integrated catheter placement system for accurately placing a catheter within a patient's vasculature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated system comprises a system console, a tip location sensor for temporary placement on the patient's chest, and an ultrasound probe. The tip location sensor senses a magnetic field of a stylet disposed in a lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disposed in the vasculature. The ultrasound probe ultrasonically images a portion of the vasculature prior to intravascular introduction of the catheter. The ultrasound probe includes user input controls for controlling use of the ultrasound probe in an ultrasound mode and use of the tip location sensor in a tip location mode. In another embodiment, ECG signal-based catheter tip guidance is included in the integrated system to enable guidance of the catheter tip to a desired position with respect to a node of the patient's heart.
