Patent SG-11201810387Y-A (SG)
Title: Magnetized catheters, devices, uses and methods of using magnetized catheters
Inventor: BURKHOLZ JONATHAN KARL
IPC: A61M25/01
Filed: 2017-05-23
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1 Ill 11111 0 11101 010 11111 010 1111 1 0 01 01 010 11101101 010 110 11110 1111 011 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\" WO 2017/210020 Al 07 December 2017 (07.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: SERVILLA, Scott S.; Servilla Whitney LLC, 33 A61M 25/01 (2006.01) Wood Avenue South, Suite 830, Iselin, New Jersey 08830 (21) International Application Number: (US). PCT/US2017/033988 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 23 May 2017 (23.05.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (30) Priority Data: MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, 15/170,505 01 June 2016 (01.06.2016) US PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (71) Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [US/US]; 1 Becton Drive, MC 110, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-1880 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors: BURKHOLZ, Jonathan Karl; 1971 S GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, — Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 (US). ZHOU, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, Ming; 15128 Moab Way, Draper, Utah 84020 (US). SHEV-TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, GOOR, Siddarth; 2195 E 10300 S, Sandy, Utah 84092 EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (US). WEIMER, Marc W.; 10894 S Saddlebrook Cir, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, South Jordan, Utah 84095 (US). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = = = (54) Title: MAGNETIZED CATHETERS, DEVICES, USES AND METHODS OF USING MAGNETIZED CATHETERS = 500 = 574 = 572 582 = = = 576 = 580 = 573 N 550 585 = 518 581 — 560 = = 584 II q = 586 = 512 = 556 570 511 Fig. 6 ....,. '''''''' 510 , 1-1 .4 0 ei 0 514 0 1-1 ei (57) : Catheters, vascular access devices using such catheters, methods of using such catheters and uses of such catheters are 1 -1 disclosed. The catheter comprises polymeric tubing including a composition that can be magnetized by application of an externally magnetic field, thereby magnetizing the tubing. Detection of the magnetic field provides location information for the catheter 0 applied ei in the vasculature. C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/210020 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIRMEMODIDEIONNOMIRMOVOIS Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))