US Patent Issued to Bard Peripheral Vascular on July 29 for "Refreshing stylets, catheter systems, and methods thereof" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,343, issued on July 29, was assigned to Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Refreshing stylets, catheter systems, and methods thereof" was invented by Niki Hale (Bountiful, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Refreshing stylets, catheter systems, and methods thereof. The refreshing stylet can be configured to fit within a lumen of a catheter such as hemodialysis catheter. The refreshing stylet can include an elongated hollow body having a proximal portion coupled to a needleless connector, a distal portion ending in a distal tip, an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a side hole. The exterior surface can be...