Apparatus and methods to install, support and/or monitor performance of intraosseous devices
View Patent ↗Various types of supporting structures, supporting devices, attachment mechanisms and attachment techniques may be provided to support and/or stabilize an intraosseous device installed at a target site in a patient. Various methods and procedures may also be provided to releasably engage a supporting structure or supporting device proximate a target site. Apparatus and methods may be provided to monitor performance of an intraosseous device during communication of drugs, medications and/or fluids with an intraosseous space.
1. A system for monitoring performance of an intraosseous device disposed in bone marrow in a patient's limb comprising:
an intraosseous first device having a first end operable to be disposed into a first insertion site and within bone marrow of a bone and a second end operable to be connected with tubing;
the tubing operable to communicate fluid between a fluid source and the bone marrow;
a second device operable to be disposed into a second insertion site and into a compartment of a patient's limb adjacent to the bone, the second device including a pressure sensor operable to monitor pressure in the compartment; and
the pressure sensor operable to detect any increase in the pressure within the compartment.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
the fluid source having a control valve; and
the pressure sensor operable to close the control valve when the pressure in the compartment reaches a preset level.
3. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a hollow needle configured for insertion into the compartment;
a hollow tube connecting the hollow needle with the pressure sensor; and
the pressure sensor connected to a pressure monitor.
4. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
an alarm configured to provide an alert,
the pressure sensor operable to activate the alarm to provide the alert when the pressure in the compartment reaches a preset level.
5. The system of claim 3 wherein the hollow needle, the hollow tube, and the pressure sensor are configured to contain an ionic solution.