DETECTING NEEDLE ENTRY INTO A PORT OF AN INFUSION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for detecting insertion of a needle into a port chamber of an implantable infusion device, the device including a port assembly defining the port chamber, the port assembly having a septum disposed across the port chamber to fluidly seal the port chamber relative to an exterior of the device, the method comprising:
- sensing a pressure change in the port chamber; and
,determining whether the sensed pressure change is indicative of insertion of the needle through the septum into the port chamber.
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Abstract
Systems for detecting needle insertion into a port chamber of an implantable medical device include a pressure sensor. The system detects characteristic pressure profiles associated with needle insertion into the port chamber through a septum and may generate a sensory cue to a clinician that proper needle placement has been achieved. Methods for detecting needle insertion into a port chamber of an implantable medical device includes detecting characteristic pressure profiles associated with needle insertion into the port chamber through a septum.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting insertion of a needle into a port chamber of an implantable infusion device, the device including a port assembly defining the port chamber, the port assembly having a septum disposed across the port chamber to fluidly seal the port chamber relative to an exterior of the device, the method comprising:
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sensing a pressure change in the port chamber; and
,determining whether the sensed pressure change is indicative of insertion of the needle through the septum into the port chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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8. The method of clam 7, wherein generating the sensory cue comprises generating an audible cue.
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11. An implantable infusion device comprising:
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a housing; a port assembly defining a port chamber, the port assembly including a septum disposed across the chamber to fluidly seal the port chamber relative to an exterior of the housing, the port assembly being disposed in the housing such that the chamber is accessible by a needle inserted through the opening and the septum from the exterior of the housing; a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the port chamber; and
,electronics disposed in the housing and operably coupled to the pressure sensor, the electronics including a computer readable medium containing instructions that when implemented cause the device to detect, via the pressure sensor, a transient pressure increase in the port chamber associated with insertion of a needle into the port chamber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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inserting a needle into a patient to access a port chamber defined by a port assembly of an infusion device implanted in the patient, the port chamber being accessible from an exterior of the infusion device through a septum disposed across the port chamber to fluidly seal the port chamber relative to the exterior of the device; sensing a pressure change in a port chamber; determining whether the sensed pressure change is indicative of insertion of the needle through the septum into the port chamber; and generating a sensory cue if the sensed pressure change is indicative of insertion of the needle through the septum into the port chamber. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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