US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Dec. 23 for "Vascular access device adapter" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,514, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Vascular access device adapter" was invented by Bo Yan (Shanghai), Yueqiang Xue (Shanghai), Xiwei Chen (Suzhou, China) and Jonathan Karl Burkholz (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vascular access device adapter allowing for interchangeable connections between separate components of a larger extravascular system while minimizing exposure to non-sterile environments in point-of-care testing and analysis is provided. The vascular access device adapter includes a body having a self-healing puncturable septum secured by an end cap by w...