US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on April 29 for "Ergonomic IV systems and methods" (Utah, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,574, issued on April 29, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Ergonomic IV systems and methods" was invented by Jeffrey C. O'Bryan (Murray, Utah), Gary Shearer (Phoenix, Md.) and Weston F. Harding (Lehi, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an...