ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,294, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Blood control for a catheter insertion device" was invented by Huy Ngoc Tran (Riverton, Utah), Mark A. Christensen (Salt Lake City), Chad A. Hadley (North Salt Lake, Utah) and Jason R. Stats (Layton, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid control component configured for controlling fluid flow through the hub of a catheter assembly during and after placement into the patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, the fluid control component comprises a body disposed within a cavity of the hub, the body being movable between a first position and a second p...