SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREACHING A STERILE FIELD FOR INTRAVASCULAR PLACEMENT OF A CATHETER
First Claim
1. A medical device placement system, comprising:
- a medical device assembly including a medical device for placement within a body of a patient and a sensing component, the medical device assembly at least partially disposed in a sterile field;
a data-receiving component at least partially disposed in a non-sterile field; and
means for establishing a conductive pathway between the sterile field and the non-sterile field so as to operably connect the sensing component to the data-receiving component.
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Abstract
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 introduction of the catheter. 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. Various means for establishing a conductive pathway between a sterile field of the patient and a non-sterile field to enable passage of ECG signals from the catheter to the tip location sensor are also disclosed.
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38 Claims
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1. A medical device placement system, comprising:
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a medical device assembly including a medical device for placement within a body of a patient and a sensing component, the medical device assembly at least partially disposed in a sterile field; a data-receiving component at least partially disposed in a non-sterile field; and means for establishing a conductive pathway between the sterile field and the non-sterile field so as to operably connect the sensing component to the data-receiving component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for operably connecting an ECG sensing component included with a medical device at least partially disposed in a sterile field of a patient with a data-receiving component at least partially disposed in a non-sterile field, the method comprising:
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providing the medical device and the ECG sensing component, the ECG sensing component configured to detect ECG signals of the patient after the medical device is at least partially inserted into a body of the patient, the ECG sensing component operably connected to a first communication node disposed in the sterile field; and operably connecting a second communication node of the data-receiving component to the first communication node without compromising the sterile field. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A catheter system for providing a conductive pathway between a sterile field of a patient and a non-sterile field, the system comprising:
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a stylet positionable in a lumen of a catheter, the stylet including an ECG sensing component that detects ECG signals of the patient, the stylet further including a first connector operably connected to the ECG sensing component and disposed within the sterile field; and a data-receiving component including a second connector, the second connector at least partially disposed in the non-sterile field and operably connectable to the first connector through a sterile drape without compromising the sterile field such that the ECG signals can be received by the data-receiving component. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for creating a connection through a sterile barrier, the method comprising:
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positioning a sensor on a patient; placing the sterile barrier over the sensor; and establishing a connection through the sterile barrier between the sensor and a distal end of a catheter. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A method for positioning a catheter within a vasculature of a patient, the method comprising:
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positioning a sensor on the patient; placing a sterile barrier over the sensor; establishing a connection through the sterile barrier between the sensor and a distal end of the catheter; and inserting the catheter into the vasculature of the patient using the connection to position the catheter within the vasculature of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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