US Patent Issued to C.R. Bard on Sept. 30 for "Dual lumen coaxial introducer having integrated tissue marker delivery" (Arizona, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,860, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to C.R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Dual lumen coaxial introducer having integrated tissue marker delivery" was invented by Chad Van Liere (Phoenix), Angela K. Jensen (Phoenix) and Channing M. Hughes (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual lumen coaxial introducer, for use with an elongate needle, includes a hub, an elongate member, and a pushrod. The elongate member has a first lumen, a second lumen, a proximal end portion, and a distal end. The proximal end portion is fixedly attached to the hub. The first lumen of the elongate member defines a longitudinal axis a...