Apparatus and methods relating to intravascular positioning of distal end of catheter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10159531
APP PUB NO 20160067449A1
SERIAL NO

14848331

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Devices and systems for navigation and positioning a central venous catheter within a patient. In an exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure, the system comprises a first pole and a second pole, the first pole and the second pole configured to generate an electric field within a mammalian body sufficient to obtain a plurality of field measurements therein, and an elongated body configured for at least partial insertion into a blood vessel of the mammalian body and advancement through a vasculature, said advancement dependent upon the plurality of field measurements indicative of one or more locations of a portion of the elongated body within the vasculature. In at least one embodiment, the elongated body is configured as a stylet. In another embodiment, techniques for identifying and locating obstructions in the vessel in which a device is disposed are disclosed.

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C R BARD INC730 CENTRAL AVENUE MURRAY HILL NJ 07974

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Combs, William Galena, US 14 510
Kassab, Ghassan S La Jolla, US 340 6736
Markowitz, H Toby Roseville, US 110 8642
McLaughlin, William R Bountiful, US 5 103
Misener, Anthony K Bountiful, US 130 2041
Morgan, Paul D Draper, US 11 466
Svendsen, Mark Indianapolis, US 19 162

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