ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,302, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Catheter position indicator and related systems and method" was invented by John Lackey (West Valley City, Utah), Yiping Ma (Layton, Utah) and Joseph Spataro (Cottonwood Heights, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter having a catheter extending from its distal end. The catheter may include a proximal end, a tip, and a length of tubing therebetween. The length of tubing may include one or more position indicators to indicate a position of the catheter relative to a vasculature. The catheter assemb...