ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,575, issued on April 29, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Catheter stabilization platform, systems, and methods" was invented by Megan Scherich (Salt Lake City), Curtis H. Blanchard (Riverton, Utah), Nathan Mitchell (Murray, Utah), Tyler Warner (Bluffdale, Utah) and David Myers (Draper, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachment for a catheter assembly may include a platform, which may include an upper surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface may be configured to contact skin of a patient. At least a portion of the upper surface may be configured to support the catheter assembly. The upp...