Inventors:
James Ellsmere - Brookline MA, US
William Wells - Cambridge MA, US
Assignee:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. - Boston MA
International Classification:
A61M 39/02
Abstract:
In one aspect, a device for locating a subcutaneously implanted port is provided. The device includes a port beacon adapted to be implanted proximate the subcutaneously implanted port, the port beacon configured to generate a beacon signal, and a port locator including at least one first coil responsive to the beacon signal, the at least one first coil configured to generate a locator signal in response to the beacon signal, the port locator further includes a controller to receive the locator signal and generate at least one proximity measurement indicative of a location of the port beacon based, at least in part, on the locator signal.