ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,461, issued on April 15, was assigned to Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Adjustable interface device for connecting components of a medical device" was invented by Genevieve Messina (Mesa, Ariz.) and Alexander Palmer (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable interface device for connecting two components of a medical device includes an elongate body and an elongate member. The elongate body has a first end, a second end, an interior channel, and a side wall that surrounds the interior channel. The side wall defines a first connector portion adjacent the second end. The first connector porti...