ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,651, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to TERUMO K.K. (Tokyo).
"Catheter assembly" was invented by Masahiro Ishida (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter assembly includes an inner needle, a needle hub, a catheter, and a catheter hub. The catheter assembly further includes: a catheter operation member that enables the relative movement of the catheter and the catheter hub with respect to the inner needle; a support member that supports the catheter when the catheter is moved; and a connector that is connected to the catheter hub and is connectable with another medical device. Further, the catheter assembly includes ...