ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,289, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to AVENU MEDICAL INC. (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for percutaneous intravascular access and guidewire placement" was invented by Brad M. Kellerman (Escondido, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of creating intravascular access includes positioning the main body of a device within a primary vessel and manipulating a guidewire having a second alignment member to a location proximate to an inner wall of a secondary vessel. Engaging the alignment member of the distal end of the device and the second alignment member of the guidewire through the respective walls of t...