(57) ABSTRACT A guidance system for assisting with the insertion of a needle into a patient
body is disclosed. The guidance system utilizes ultrasound imaging or other suitable …

See application file for complete search history. a detectable characteristic related to the
needle, such as a magnetic field of a magnet included with the needle. The system includes …

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(57) ABSTRACT A guidance system for assisting with the insertion of a needle or other
medical component into the body of a patient is disclosed. The guidance system utilizes …

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Inventors: Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, UT (US); Shayne Messerly, Kaysville, UT (US) CR
Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US) Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended …

An integrated catheter placement system for accurately placing a catheter within a patient's
vasculature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated system comprises a system …

(57) ABSTRACT A guidance system for assisting with the insertion of a needle into a patient
body is disclosed. The guidance system utilizes ultrasound imaging or other suitable …

(60) Provisional application No. 61/095,921, filed on Sep. 10, 2008, provisional application
No. 61/091,233, filed on Aug. 22, 2008, provisional application No. 60/990,242, filed on Nov …