US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Dec. 9 for "Multi-lumen vascular access device and related methods" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,335, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Multi-lumen vascular access device and related methods" was invented by Jonathan Karl Burkholz (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vascular access device may include a first lumen, which may include a distal end and a proximal end. The vascular access device may also include a second lumen, which may include a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the second lumen may be proximal to the distal end of the first lumen. The vascular access device may include an opening or a valve adjacent to the distal end of the second lumen ...