ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,404, issued on March 25, was assigned to Braun Melsungen AG (Melsungen, Germany).
"Fixing device for fixing a catheter assembly to a patient" was invented by Heinz Wiegel (Alheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for fixing a catheter assembly to a patient is disclosed. The device has a receiving unit for connection to a skin surface of the patient. A receiving recess is arranged on the receiving unit to receive a portion of the catheter assembly. A closure unit is movable relative to the receiving recess between an opened state, in which the receiving recess is open for receipt and/or removal of the portion of the ca...