Patent ID: 8781555
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A locator for locating a portion of a stylet within a body of a patient, comprising: a stylet that is positionable in a lumen of a catheter including a first connector disposed at a proximal end thereof; a radiating element included with the stylet, the radiating element capable of producing an electromagnetic field; and an external sensor unit positionable on a chest portion of the patient capable of detecting the electromagnetic field of the radiating element after the stylet is adapted to be positioned at least partially within the body of the patient, the external sensor unit includes a second connector, the first and second connectors are operably connectable such that the external sensor is operably connected to the radiating element through a physical barrier that provides at least a portion of a sterile barrier interposed therebetween without compromising the sterile barrier, and one of the first and second connectors includes a piercing component that pierces the physical barrier.