ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,413, issued on March 25, was assigned to PFM MEDICAL GMBH (Germany).

"Implantable access device for accessing the vascular system of a human or animal body, particularly subcutaneously implantable access port" was invented by Stanislas Marie Bertrand Achard de la Vente (Canton de Neuchatel, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable access device for accessing the vascular system of a human or animal body, particularly subcutaneously implantable access port, comprising: a port body with at least one outlet opening connected or connectable to a catheter for accessing the vascular system of the human or animal body; a n...