Patent ID: 7734326
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for positioning at least one drainage catheter on a patient body in which a fluid is present, said method comprising: (a) performing a body-specific detection of at least one of (i) anatomical structure or (ii) tissue structure on the patient body; (b) detecting at least one of (i) a position of the fluid in the patient body relative to the surrounding tissue or anatomical structures or (ii) the amount of the fluid in the patient body using at least one of (i) a nuclear spin resonance method (MRI), (ii) computer tomography method (CT), (iii) an X-ray method, (iv) a SPECT method or (v) an ultrasound method; and (c) based on steps (a) and (b), positioning at least one catheter such that at least a part of the fluid can be drained from the patient body.