Patent ID: 8265732
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A catheter locator system comprising: a processor; a display device operatively connected to the processor; a detector device operatively connected to the processor, the detector device being configured to be positioned over a predetermined location of a subject; a coil operatively connected to the processor, the coil being configured to be inserted into a catheter; a memory device storing: (a) a first predetermined line representative of a mid-sagittal line of a subject; (b) a second predetermined line representative of a diaphragm of the subject; and (c) instructions which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, in cooperation with the display device, the detector device, the coil and the memory device, while the coil is being advanced or removed from the catheter: