ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,848, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Catheter assembly including monitoring capabilities" was invented by Gidon Ofek (Millcreek, Utah), Blake Allen (South Jordan, Utah), Todd P. McFarland (Larue, Texas), Samuel A. Francis (Salt Lake City) and Bret Hamatake (Grantsville, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter assembly or other elongate tubular device for use in establishing vascular or other access within the body of a patient is disclosed. The catheter assembly is equipped with one or more sensors that enable monitoring of one or more physiological aspects of the patient or physical...