ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,115, issued on May 13, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Insertion device" was invented by Daniel B. Blanchard (Bountiful, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insertion device includes a housing, a sheath, a guidewire, and a wheel assembly. The housing has a distal opening at a distal end and a proximal opening at a proximal end. The sheath is coupled to the proximal end of the housing and has an interior in communication with a proximal opening of the housing. The guidewire extends through the proximal opening and into the sheath. The guidewire includes a feature to limit distal advancement of the guidewire...