ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,400, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Catheter assembly" was invented by Michael G. Valdez (Riverside, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a catheter assembly are disclosed. The catheter assembly comprises a shaft; a connector assembly comprising a first connector portion and a second connector portion, wherein the first connector portion is fixedly coupled to a distal end of the shaft, and is rotatably coupled to the second connector portion by at least one radially extending pin retained within at least one slot on the second connector portion, wherein the at least on...