ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,434, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SkyDance Vascular Inc. (Salt Lake City).
"Retractable needle catheter delivery apparatus" was invented by John Kujawa (Jupiter, Fla.), Michael Anstett (Safety Harbor, Fla.) and William Bold (Delray Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter insertion system includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis. A needle extends distally from a distal end of the housing. The needle has a longitudinal passage coaxially aligned with the housing. A catheter has a length and is sized and shaped to be advanced from a retracted position within the longitudinal passage of the needle to an e...