Granted Patent B2

US 12,226,254 · App. 18/612,652 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Anthony K. Misener (Bountiful, UT); Steffan Sowards (Salt Lake City, UT)

Assignee: Bard Access Systems, Inc.

A61B8/0841A61B8/02A61B8/0891A61B8/12A61B8/4254A61B90/39A61B2090/3925A61B2562/0223

Abstract

Claims (20)

1. A method for implanting a medical device, comprising:

inserting an insertion needle into a target site;

inserting a guidewire into the target site, the guidewire having a proximal end with one or more sensor connectors and a distal end with one or more sensors or emitters wired to the one or more sensor connectors, wherein the one or more sensors or emitters include one or more electromagnetic coils and one or more electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors;

grasping a quick-release drive connector including one or more sensor connector attachments with one or more electromagnetic coil attachments and one or more electrocardiogram sensor attachments;

sliding the quick-release drive connector over the proximal end of the guidewire to engage the one or more sensor connectors with the one or more sensor connector attachments, thereby causing current to flow from the quick-release drive connector to the one or more electromagnetic coils, resulting in generation of an electromagnetic field,

confirming the guidewire is at the target site;

sliding the quick-release drive connector off the proximal end of the guidewire to disengage the one or more sensor connectors from the one or more sensor connector attachments, thereby ceasing the current from flowing from the quick-release drive connector to the one or more sensors or emitters; and

introducing the medical device over the guidewire.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors or emitters further include one or more impedance measuring devices.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more sensor connectors further include one or more impedance measuring device connectors.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more sensor connector attachments includes one or more impedance measuring device attachments.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more electrocardiogram sensors perform one or more of confirming arrival of the medical device at the target site, confirming a depth, or confirming a length.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein confirming the guidewire is at the target site includes confirming with the one or more sensors or emitters and an ultrasound imaging system including a console having one or more logic modules, the console being coupled to a display and an ultrasound probe having one or more electromagnetic sensors.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the quick-release drive connector is wired to the console.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the quick-release drive connector is wirelessly coupled to the console.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the medical device is selected from a group consisting of a catheter, a peripherally inserted central catheter, a central venous catheter, a midline catheter, and an introducer.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein sliding the quick-release drive connector over the guidewire stabilizes the medical device and prevents embolization with the medical device.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the quick-release drive connector includes a housing body, the housing body comprising a through-drape connection.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the housing body is configured to be sterile disposable.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors or emitters comprise one or more impedance measuring devices configured to perform one or more of mapping a cross-sectional area of one or more blood vessels, the method further comprising confirming delivery of the medical device to the target site.

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