ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,804, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Invasive medical device cover with magnet" was invented by Jonathan Karl Burkholz (Salt Lake City) and Weston F. Harding (Lehi, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover for magnetizing a shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device is disclosed including a sleeve member having a hollow body to form a protective closure over the shaft of the tissue-penetrating medical device. The open end of the hollow body provides a receiving space for receiving the shaft of the tissue-penetrating medical device. A magnet is disposed on the sleeve member. Medi...