Apparatus and methods to install, support and/or monitor performance of intraosseous devices

摘要

Various types of supporting structures, supporting devices, attachment mechanisms and attachment techniques may be provided to support and/or stabilize an intraosseous device installed at a target site in a patient. Various methods and procedures may also be provided to releasably engage a supporting structure or supporting device proximate a target site. Apparatus and methods may be provided to monitor performance of an intraosseous device during communication of drugs, medications and/or fluids with an intraosseous space.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring performance of an intraosseous device disposed in bone marrow in a patient's limb comprising:
an intraosseous first device having a first end operable to be disposed into a first insertion site and within bone marrow of a bone and a second end operable to be connected with tubing; the tubing operable to communicate fluid between a fluid source and the bone marrow; a second device operable to be disposed into a second insertion site and into a compartment of a patient's limb adjacent to the bone, the second device including a pressure sensor operable to monitor pressure in the compartment; and the pressure sensor operable to detect any increase in the pressure within the compartment.