ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,310, issued on Oct. 21.

"Catheter guide and method for operating the same" was invented by Atif Hameed Farooqi (Floral Park, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments described herein are directed to an apparatus for guiding a catheter and a method of operating the same. The apparatus includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body includes a first opening formed therethrough. The opening configured to receive a catheter. The second portion includes a body. The body includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is substantially parallel to the bottom s...