US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Jan. 28 for "Blood collection devices, systems, and methods" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,926, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Blood collection devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Bo Yan (Shanghai), Xiwei Chen (Shanghai), Tao Jiang (Shanghai) and Olivia Hu (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vascular access system which may be configured for blood draw may include a housing, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a slot disposed between the distal end and the proximal end. The slot may include a notch. The vascular access system may include a cannula hub, which may be disposed within the housing and movable with respect to the slot. The ca...