IP Library Granted Patent US 12,042,655
Granted Patent B2
US 12,042,655 · App. 18/157,496 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Systems for detecting catheter movement

Inventors: Steven C. Christian (St. Paul, MN); Mark R. Christianson (Plymouth, MN); Mark A. Christopherson (Shoreview, MN); Steven D. Goedeke (Forest Lake, MN); Paula Marcia Kaplan (Saint Paul, MN); Gabriela Cristina Molnar (Blaine, MN); David J. Serdar (Shorewood, MN); Steven L. Waldhauser (Savage, MN)
Assignee: Cardionomic, Inc.
A61N1/36114A61N1/36139
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Patent No.
US 12,042,655
App. No.
18/157,496
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of detecting catheter movement includes positioning a first sensor in a first body cavity, monitoring a first parameter profile of the first body cavity, positioning a second sensor in a second body cavity, monitoring a second parameter profile of the second body cavity, the second parameter profile different than the first parameter profile at a first time, and, when the second parameter profile is the same as the first parameter profile at a second time after the first time, taking a catheter movement action.

Claims (29)

1. A system for detecting movement of a catheter delivering neurostimulation to an artery, the system comprising:

the catheter comprising:

a stimulation device;

a first sensor configured to be positioned in a first body cavity and to monitor a first parameter profile of the first body cavity; and

a second sensor proximal to the first sensor and configured to be positioned in a second body cavity and to monitor a second parameter profile of the second body cavity; and

a processor configured to compare the first and second parameter profiles to determine whether the first and second parameter profiles are the same and to take a catheter movement detection action if the first and second parameter profiles are the same.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises a first pressure sensor and the first parameter profile comprises a pressure range.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor comprises a second pressure sensor and the second parameter profile comprises a pressure range.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the catheter movement detection action comprises at least one of: sounding an alarm, stopping neurostimulation, collapsing an expandable element, or sending a wireless message.

5. A system for detecting movement of a catheter, the system comprising:

a first sensor configured to be positioned in a first body cavity and to monitor a first parameter profile of the first body cavity; and

a second sensor configured to be positioned in a second body cavity and to monitor a second parameter profile of the second body cavity, the second parameter profile different than the first parameter profile at a first time, wherein the second parameter profile being the same as the first parameter profile at a second time after the first time indicates movement of the catheter.

6. The system of claim 5 ,

wherein, when upon indication of catheter movement, the system is configured to take a catheter movement action comprising stopping neurostimulation,

the system further comprising the catheter,

wherein the catheter comprises at least one of the first sensor or the second sensor,

wherein the first sensor comprises a first pressure sensor,

wherein the second sensor comprises a second pressure sensor,

wherein the first parameter profile comprises a pressure range, and

wherein the second parameter profile comprises a pressure range.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein, when upon indication of catheter movement, the system is configured to take a catheter movement action comprising at least one of sounding an alarm, stopping neurostimulation, collapsing an expandable element, or sending a wireless message.

8. The system of claim 5 , further comprising the catheter, wherein the catheter comprises the first sensor and the second sensor, the second sensor proximal to the first sensor.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first sensor comprises a first pressure sensor, and wherein the second sensor comprises a second pressure sensor.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first parameter profile comprises a pressure range, and wherein the second parameter profile comprises a pressure range.

11. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first sensor comprises a first MEMS pressure sensor.

12. The system of claim 5 , wherein the second sensor comprises a second MEMS pressure sensor.

13. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first body cavity comprises a pulmonary artery and the second body cavity comprises a right ventricle.

14. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first body cavity comprises a right ventricle and the second body cavity comprises a right atrium.

15. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first body cavity comprises a right atrium and the second body cavity comprises a vena cava.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2025
From: CARDIONOMIC (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
To: CARDIONOMIX, INC.
Reel/Frame 071437/0606 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2025
From: CARDIONOMIC, INC.
To: CARDIONOMIC (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
Reel/Frame 070964/0227 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2024
From: CHRISTIAN, STEVEN C.; CHRISTIANSON, MARK R.; CHRISTOPHERSON, MARK A.; GOEDEKE, STEVEN D.; KAPLAN, PAULA MARCIA; MOLNAR, GABRIELA CRISTINA; SERDAR, DAVID J.; WALDHAUSER, STEVEN L.
To: CARDIONOMIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 066671/0489 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16816681 · Mar 12, 2020
Continuation PCTUS2018050522 · Sep 11, 2018
Provisional Application 62676188 · May 24, 2018
Provisional Application 62623648 · Jan 30, 2018
Provisional Application 62558169 · Sep 13, 2017
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