ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,529, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to ABIOMED INC. (Danvers, Mass.).
"Magnetic fixation apparatus for percutaneous catheter" was invented by Vincent Barry (Danvers, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter apparatus can include a first magnet coupled to a catheter and a second magnet configured to couple to a patient's skin. When the catheter and the first magnet are positioned within a patient's body, the second magnet can exert a magnetic force on the first magnet that stabilizes the catheter relative to the second magnet. The second magnet can be directly attached to the patient's skin or secondary devices such as straps ...