Subjects meeting study requirements will be consented and have their PICC catheter placed using navigational technology and the tip placement confirmed with radiographic imaging.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
83
Use of the navigational VPS system during catheter placement
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Performance target: the catheter tip will be located in the lower 1/3 of the SVC or at the cavoatrial junction as evaluated by fluoroscopy with a VPS bullseye at least 90% of the time
Time frame: participants are followed until catheter tip confirmation via fluoroscopy is completed which is on average one hour from procedure initiation
The VPS will provide a blue bullseye indicator 80-90% of the time
Time frame: participants are followed until catheter tip confirmation is completed which is on average one hour from the start of the procedure
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