US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on July 8 for "Infusion set and/or patch pump having at least one of an in-dwelling rigid catheter with flexible features and/or a flexible catheter attachment" (New Jersey, California, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,465, issued on July 8, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Infusion set and/or patch pump having at least one of an in-dwelling rigid catheter with flexible features and/or a flexible catheter attachment" was invented by Peter Skutnik (Midland Park, N.J.), Joshua Horvath (San Ramon, Calif.), Robert Banik (Edgewater, N.J.), Gary Searle (Norfolk, Mass.) and Eric Bene (Lynn, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infusion set, patch pump, or elements thereof, having an exemplary catheter (14) provided with one or more channels, grooves and coatings (24, 34, 44), configured and arranged to provide a degree o...