Becton, Dickinson and Company
Catheter Dressing and/or Securement Device and System, Method, and Product for Intravenous Site Condition Detection

Abstract:

A method may include obtaining, with a first temperature sensor, a first temperature measurement at a first location on a body of a patient adjacent a catheter insertion site of a catheter; obtaining, with an array of temperature sensors, a plurality of temperature measurements at a plurality of locations on the body of the patient, each of the plurality of locations being spaced apart from the first location, and the plurality of locations including locations at a plurality of different distances from the first location; determining, with at least one processor, based on the first temperature measurement and the plurality of temperature measurements, an alert condition associated with a dressing and/or securement device and/or the catheter; and in response to determining the alert condition, generating, with at least one processor, an alert to a user.