ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,838, issued on April 15, was assigned to INTERRAD Medical Inc. (Plymouth, Minn.).
"System for anchoring medical devices" was invented by Michael S. Rosenberg (Eagan, Minn.), Mark R. Christianson (Plymouth, Minn.), Kyle P. Taylor (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Andrew T. Forsberg (Plymouth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) and secures the catheter in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some embodiments, the anchor device can secure the catheter in an operative position relative to the skin without...