Method of locating vessel puncture access sites via tattoo or permanent marking

• US 20090088686A1
• Filed: 09/27/2007
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harold D. Cook
• Original Assignee: Harold D. Cook
• Inventors: Cook, Harold D.
• Application Number:
  US11/904,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20090088686A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/116
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/3937 Visible markers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/395 with marking agent for marking skin or other tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/39 Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/94 coded with symbols, e.g. text
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/427 Locating point where body is to be pierced, e.g. vein location means using ultrasonic waves, injection site templates

Abstract

A method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a vessel access marking for locating a vessel puncture access site to facilitate the introduction or withdrawal of fluid from the vein in connection with a medical procedure, the method comprising the steps of: designating an anatomical portion of an individual on which the medical procedure is performed; locating a vessel along the anatomical portion of the individual; applying a marking material to designate the boundaries of the vein, the marking material defining a region for vessel puncture access; cleansing an area proximate the vessel access marking and accessing the region of vessel puncture access using the vessel access marking as a visual reference.

Claims

1. A method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site to facilitate the introduction or withdrawal of fluid from the vessel in connection with a medical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:

designating an anatomical portion of an individual on which the medical procedure is performed;

locating a vessel along the anatomical portion of the individual;

applying a marking material to designate the boundaries of the vessel, the marking material defining a region for venous puncture access;

cleansing an area proximate the venous access marking and accessing the region of venous puncture access using the venous access marking as a visual reference.

2. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site of claim 1, wherein the anatomical portion is one of an arm, a wrist, a foot and a hand.

3. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site of claim 1, wherein the vessel is one of a vein, an artery, a capillary, a arteriole and a venule.

4. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site of claim 1, wherein the vessel is one of the medial cubital vein, the basilica vein and the cephalic vein.

5. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site of claim 1, wherein the vessel is one of the jugular and the saphenous vein.

6. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site of claim 1, wherein the marking material is temporary.

7. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site claim 4, wherein the marking material is one of a water-soluble paint, dye or ink.

8. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site claim 4, wherein the marking material is henna.

9. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site claim 1, wherein the marking material is permanent.

10. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site claim 1, wherein the marking material reflects ultraviolet light.

11. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site claim 1, wherein the marking material reflects infrared light.

12. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site claim 1, wherein the marking material is configured as one of a round dot, a square, a rectangle, a triangle and a line.

13. The method of marking the boundaries of at least one vessel with a venous access marking for locating a venous puncture access site claim 1, wherein the marking material is configured as one of a word, a numeral and a pictorial image.

14. A venous access marking for designating the boundaries of at least one vessel to facilitate the introduction or withdrawing of fluid from the vessel, the venous access marking comprising:

a marking material applied along the boundaries of a vessel, the marking material comprising an arrangement of indicators to designate a region of venous puncture access locatable by visual reference.

15. The venous access marking of claim 14, wherein the marking material is temporary.

16. The venous access marking of claim 15, wherein the marking material is one of a water-soluble paint, dye or ink.

17. The venous access marking of claim 15, wherein the marking material is henna.

18. The venous access marking of claim 14, wherein the marking material is permanent.

19. The venous access marking of claim 14 wherein the marking material reflects one of ultraviolet light and infrared light.

20. The venous access marking of claim 14 wherein each indicator is one of a round dot, a square, a rectangle, a triangle and a line.

21. The venous access marking of claim 14 wherein each indicator is one of a word, a numeral and a pictorial image.

22. The venous access marking of claim 14, wherein the vessel is the median cubital vein.