ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,336, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Catheter delivery device and related systems and methods" was invented by Jonathan Karl Burkholz (Salt Lake City), Jeffrey C. O'Bryan (Murray, Utah), Daniel Blanchard (Bountiful, Utah), Daniel Housley (Salt Lake City), Marty Stout (South Jordan, Utah) and Eric Lindekugel (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter system may include a catheter assembly and a catheter delivery device. The catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, which may include a catheter adapter distal end, a catheter adapter proximal end, and a catheter a...