ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,921, issued on Oct. 21.
"Needle removal device for intraosseous infusion" was invented by Erick Anderson (Crystal, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intraosseous device may include a chamber portion having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end includes a base, a tensile puller configured to extend through the chamber portion and slidingly engage the base, the tensile puller comprising a proximal end and a distal end, an actuator on the proximal end of the tensile puller, and a connector on the distal end of the tensile puller adapted to engage a needle."
The patent was filed on Nov. 15, 2023, under Applicat...