ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,707, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to INTERRAD Medical Inc. (Plymouth, Minn.).
"Anchor instrumentation and methods" was invented by Michael S. Rosenberg (Eagan, Minn.) and Mark R. Christianson (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 sleeve that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) though a working channel of the anchor sleeve. The anchor sleeve may include a first actuator that controls the extension of one or more subcutaneous tines into the subcutaneous region under the skin. The anchor sleeve can also include a second actuator that can caus...