Ultrapointe Needle System
Project Information
Problem
Placing a peripheral IV can be challenging and require multiple attempts, which can delay life-saving treatment. Ultrasound-guided intravenous line placement is becoming the standard of care, but the technique has technical challenges.
Solution
This project uses a novel intravenous line placement system to achieve the highest level of accuracy on the first attempt.
Technology Type
Diagnostic
Aids with identifying the nature and cause(s) of a clinical problem or illness
Facilitator
Increases the efficacy of a clinical process or procedure
Therapeutic
Enables healing from or treatment of an illness or clinical problem
Monitor
Records/shares data as on-going surveillance of a clinical problem, process or procedure
PI/Inventor(s)
Neonatology Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Innovation Fellow, Center for Health Care Innovation
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Computer and Information Sciences
Penn Engineering
Jeremy Wang, MSE
Cohort
2018-2019