ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,224,094, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).
"Magnetic signature imprinting system" was invented by William Robert McLaughlin (Bountiful, Utah), Steffan Sowards (Salt Lake City) and Anthony K. Misener (Bountiful, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a magnetic signature imprinting system including an imprinting device and a medical device including ferrous elements. The imprinting device includes an active area having a magnet moving system, one or more sensors, and a console. The magnet moving system is configured to change the location or orientation of one or more magnets to...