ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,283, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Hollister Inc. (Libertyville, Ill.).
"Ready-to-use urinary catheter assembly" was invented by Horacio Montes de Oca (Ballina, Ireland), James J. Fitzpatrick (Ballina, Ireland), Thomas Renehan (Ballina, Ireland), Daniel E. O'Brien (Calry, Ireland), Adam J. Foley (Swords, Ireland), Shamsedin Rostami (South Cambridgeshire, Great Britain) and Enda F. Carter (Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Catheter assemblies including a catheter and a liquid."
The patent was filed on May 11, 2022, under Application No. 17/742,048.
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