Patent ID: 11925505
Assignee: BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:
an ultrasound probe designed to produce an ultrasound image including one or more blood vessels below a skin surface of a patient; and
a console operably coupled to the ultrasound probe, comprising:
a processor;
a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause operations of:
generating a first display screen illustrating the ultrasound image and configured to receive user input selecting a blood vessel display in the ultrasound image,
generating a second display screen different than the first display screen, the second display screen illustrating:
a user selection element configured to receive first user input selecting an angle of insertion of a medical device within a target blood vessel,
a graphical representation of the medical device at the selected angle of insertion, and
a user input element configured to receive second user input increasing or decreasing a minimum dwell length of the medical device, wherein the graphical representation of the medical device visually represents the first user input and the second user input; and

determining (i) a depth of the selected blood vessel, and (ii) a selection of medical devices that adhere to constraints based on a user selection of one or both of the minimum dwell length or the selected angle of insertion; and

a third display configured to depict the ultrasound image, a user selected blood vessel, and a user selected medical device showing the user selection of one or both of the minimum dwell length or the selected angle of insertion.