Patent ID: 11883626
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A fluid management and medical device system comprising:
a fluid management system comprising:
a pump configured to pump fluid from a fluid supply source through the fluid management system at a fluid flow rate; and
a processing device including a user interface, the processing device configured to control the pump to maintain a target fluid flow rate based on a set of system operating parameters;

a medical device comprising:
an elongate shaft in fluid communication with the pump of the fluid management system;
a pressure sensor disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft;
a handle coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft; and

wherein the processing device of the fluid management system is configured to adjust the fluid flow rate based on data received from the pressure sensor of the medical device;
wherein the processing device of the fluid management system is configured to verify the medical device is in a patient's body and connected to the fluid management system using at least a first verification process and a second verification process prior to adjusting the fluid flow rate based on the data received from the pressure sensor of the medical device; and
wherein the first verification process comprises:
comparing an atmospheric pressure with the data received from the pressure sensor of the medical device while the pump is active, and when the data received from the pressure sensor of the medical device is greater than the atmospheric pressure, the processing device of the fluid management system determines the medical device is in use within the patient's body.