US Patent Issued to PRIMO MEDICAL GROUP on Oct. 21 for "Access port locator and methods of use thereof" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,323, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to PRIMO MEDICAL GROUP INC. (Stoughton, Mass.).

"Access port locator and methods of use thereof" was invented by Andrea Patisteas (Rochester, Mass.), Steven J. Tallarida (Mansfield, Mass.) and John M. Butziger (East Greenwich, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device comprising an access port locater configured to locate a subcutaneous access port located beneath a skin surface of a host, the access port locator including at least one annular ring having first and second opposing ends and a longitudinal access, the annular ring positionable on the skin surface of the host with the firs...