ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,649, issued on May 20.
"Catheter clearance device and method of use" was invented by Stanley Batiste (Granite Bay, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dialysis catheter clearance device comprising a medication delivery device configured to connect to the proximal end of the infusion catheter and selectively output an infusion drug into the infusion catheter. An infusion catheter having the proximal end and an opposing distal end, the proximal end of the infusion catheter connected to the medication delivery device, and the distal end of the infusion catheter having an opening through which medication exits the infusion catheter. ...