US Patent Issued to ICU Medical. on Dec. 30 for "Catheter insertion device with improved push tab and tip protector assembly" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,403, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ICU Medical. Inc. (San Clemente, Calif.).

"Catheter insertion device with improved push tab and tip protector assembly" was invented by Timothy D. Ebner (Plymouth, Minn.), Kathryn Felicito (Plymouth, Minn.), Walton Norfleet (Plymouth, Minn.) and Greg Okoniewski (Plymouth, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved tip protector assemblies (TPAs) and catheter hubs are provided for use with I.V. catheters. An improved TPA includes an upstanding push tab configured to facilitate one-handed placement of the catheter. The disclosure also provides a hinging push tab usable to fluidically seal or a...